How to Use fall through in a Sentence

fall through

phrasal verb

• The drip pan should be large enough to catch pieces of food that fall through the grates and be easy to clean.
  — Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Those plans also fell through, and by the end of 2018 the building was for sale.
  — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2023
• People fall through the cracks, and end up either back on the streets or dead.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• That project fell through, and the diocese bought the property in 2020.
  — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2024
• My chain fell through that little hole and got wrapped around something.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
• That allows debris to fall through the deck, rather than gather in those tiny gaps.
  — Time, 22 Aug. 2023
• Some plans fell through Not everything has gone to plan.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
• Light falling through gaps between leaves will project hundreds of tiny versions of the eclipse on the ground.
  — Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024
• In addition, the deal could fall through if Vizio is offered a better deal over the next 45 days.
  — Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• As the ball fell through the net, backup guard Bones Hyland stood from his seat along the Clippers’ bench and mimicked a dance.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• Camino also said that a major funding plan that had been in the works for a year had fallen through.
  — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
• When that deal fell through, however, the couple got a second chance to take over.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
• The family was returning to shore when the ATV the 88-year-old was on fell through the ice around 6 p.m. local time, per the outlets.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
• Then, in 1997, the day before shooting was to begin in Hamburg, Germany, the project fell through.
  — Mark Schilling, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
• The isolated flowers falling through the canvas are sure to bring a sense of calm and whimsy to any space.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• Maybe your Thanksgiving plans fell through last minute.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Some spots could see a tenth of an inch of rain, perhaps a little more, falling through about midnight.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
• That plan dramatically fell through at the end of last week.
  — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
• But the project always fell through, even with talent like Anne Hathaway and Amy Schumer attached.
  — Willa Paskin, New York Times, 11 July 2023
• At one point, the property was under contract to a group trying to build a preschool there, but that deal fell through.
  — Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• The pan has thin slits across the surface to drain away excess liquids without being large enough for food to fall through.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
• But a new Stanford study paints a bleak picture about what AI can do when safety measures fall through the cracks.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
• Usyk was preparing for a fight when the contracts for his sparring partners fell through and none of them showed up to his camp.
  — Vanessa Perdomo, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024
• El Ninos typically last nine months to a year and conditions in the U.S. are strongest in the late fall through the spring.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• That merger fell through, leading Pixium to sue Second Sight for pulling out of the deal.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2023
• She was set to be the dispatcher for a transportation service run by UAB, but the program fell through.
  — Ryan Michaels, al, 18 June 2023
• Many migrant children do not have this support and often fall through the cracks and miss valuable school time.
  — Allie Torgan, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
• On Wednesday, months after a deal with the state fell through, a shelter on wheels will roll into Woonsocket.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• Your sign is known for meticulousness, but recent details can still fall through the cracks of your plans.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
• But when its financing fell through, Mr. Holzman had an epiphany.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024