How to Use faller in a Sentence

faller

noun
Definition of fallernext
  • That would put the speed of the faller (is that a real word) at about 7.7 m/s.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 1 June 2018
  • The two biggest fallers among the top 25 came from Ohio State and Auburn.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2017
  • The dubious honour of the biggest faller in the world goes to Guatemala.
    — SI.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Out in the woods, tree fallers like Tex Ward were proud and prosperous.
    — Kirk Johnson, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2016
  • The kinetic energy depends on both the mass and the speed of the faller.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 1 June 2018
  • The combine helped sort out some of the risers and fallers, but workouts will play a huge role in which big men end up where and why.
    — Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 15 May 2017
  • Here’s a look at the biggest risers and fallers in Baltimore’s farm system this season.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Ecuador hold the dubious honour of being the worst fallers on the planet this month after plummeting 25 places down the rankings to 60th.
    — SI.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Stafford is one of the biggest fallers this week after nearly throwing four interceptions against the Vikings.
    — Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Miller, a 62-year-old tree faller, tried to check on his son, brother and parents, who all live in separate homes on neighboring properties.
    — oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Lorenzo Reyes delivers this weeks power rankings and biggest risers and fallers.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Lorenzo Reyes delivers this weeks power rankings and biggest risers and fallers.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Here are the engineers, choke setters, hook tenders, fallers, even the lowly, but essential, whistle punks who signal for men to get out of range of the enormous, thrashing logs, great destroyers with diameters greater than a man’s height.
    — Katherine A. Powers, WSJ, 28 June 2019
  • Chilean copper miner Antofagasta is among the mining sector’s biggest fallers, down 2.9%, while precious metals miner Fresnillo loses 3.1%.
    — WSJ, 7 Sep. 2018

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