How to Use fell in a Sentence

fell

1 of 2 verb

• He's strong enough to fell an ox.
• This wasn't the first time the nation's 'first tree' was felled by gusts.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
• Destoroyah The beast that nearly felled the King of the Monsters.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023
• That did not shock Berry, nor did the circumstances that felled Wilt.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• About 370 acres of trees were felled to create a buffer zone between the fire and city.
  — Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• Lumberjacks felled trees and floated logs to the sawmill to make boards faster.
  — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
• Hudson and Brandon each take an end of a crosscut saw and get to work felling a tree.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 13 Aug. 2023
• Buildings had been felled by airstrikes, sending up plumes of smoke.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• But then, in the season finale, Izzy’s felled by a bullet, to the sorrow of his crew and the outrage of some fans.
  — Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Trees that had been encroaching on the wetlands were felled.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
• The tree was felled around 1 p.m. and had been put up again within five hours, according to the park service.
  — Adam Carlson, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
• Even on trails where volunteers have cleared trees felled by the storm, the piles of wood pose a wildfire hazard.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• After the trees were felled, the stream resurfaced during last winter’s storms.
  — Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
• The plea agreement marks the second time this month that a giant of the crypto world has been felled by federal charges.
  — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
• And for all the issues that have plagued the awards over the years, that bond has proved durable, helping the show survive numerous scandals that could have felled it.
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Based on Galloway’s body-camera footage, within a minute of his and Wilt's arrival at the bank, Sturgeon opened fire on them, felling Wilt.
  — The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2023
• Mama Alyssa Nakken was an absolute rockstar and is felling great/healthy.
  — Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• But in a sport where even the stoutest lineups can be felled by the fickle bounce of a puck, no GM is ever completely satisfied.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• That was what felled him that July afternoon in Virginia.
  — Bill Gifford, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
• At least three National Christmas trees have been felled by wind, including one in 2011 that blew over.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Hurricane-like winds felled hundreds of trees and limbs in San Francisco.
  — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023
• After years of uncertainty, the 2,000-year-old behemoth known as the Clar Tree may be able to live out the rest of its lengthy life without fear of being felled.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Only the library had survived the friars’ long sleep, though barely; even its soporific dust, felled by time, failed to fly up.
  — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• In the first round, Joshua felled his opponent with a lethal straight right hand and instantly seized control in the Saudi capital.
  — Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
• Throughout the story, beetles tunnel through the woodwork; blight fells the trees; a catamount, referenced in rumor or song, stalks the patch.
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• Another set of storms earlier in the month brought flash floods and high winds that felled trees, causing power outages.
  — Maia Pandey, NBC News, 28 July 2023
• Raines was felled, in large part, by the plagiarism and fraud perpetrated by a troubled young reporter, Jayson Blair.
  — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• The park’s history begins with what would have been its demise, logged for decades before preservationists thought better of felling the world’s tallest trees.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
• The men in his family had taught him how to fell and strip tepee poles; how to shape the clay half-moon that borders the central fireplace; how to be a role model for those depending on him.
  — Sierra Crane Murdoch, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
• Residents were killed when struck by trees pushed over by the storm, including a Carmichael man who died at a hospital after a tree was felled by gusts in his backyard and a Fair Oaks woman found dead in her backyard.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2024

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fell

2 of 2 adjective

• The Movie, which throws away the show’s best camp impulses in one fell swoop.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2023
• One of her fell ponies, named Balmoral Leia, won the Highland Class.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 13 May 2022
• In one fell swoop, Heels star Kelli Berglund stole the show and the championship belt.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
• Cheers to satisfying your sweet tooth and thirst in one fell swoop.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
• Roughly six months before my bat mitzvah, ALL of my friends ditched me in one fell swoop.
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Aug. 2023
• In one fell swoop, Zeller breaks faith not just with his characters, but with his viewers.
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
• Meanwhile, the palace released a new portrait of the long-running monarch, standing between and holding the reigns of two of her fell ponies.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 9 May 2022
• At best, Biden has found a way to achieve piecemeal what he was prohibited from achieving in one fell swoop.
  — The Editors, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
• In one fell swoop, the Cubs end their shameful waving of the white flag that began with the winter trade of Yu Darvish and ship two of their most marketable assets west.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
• Spray sunscreens are attractive because they can be applied in one fell swoop and don't leave your hands sticky.
  — April Benshosan, Health, 22 June 2023
• In one fell swoop, Selena Gomez is returning to music and casting a last-minute bid for song of the summer.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2023
• The Microsoft project aims to teach AI how to use any and all digital tools in one fell swoop, a clever and efficient approach.
  — Bruce Schneier, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
• If Netflix wanted to reverse its plummeting subscriber count, and give a shot in the arm to its streaming trends in one fell swoop?
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 12 July 2022
• In one fell swoop, 70-year-old widow Blaga Naumova goes from being cash-strapped to cash-stripped.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 July 2023
• Lucky for you, the best Sephora gifts have been released well ahead of the holidays — meaning everyone on your list can be crossed off in one fell swoop.
  — Shanna Shipin, Allure, 28 Sep. 2023
• Ulta Beauty is one of the largest beauty retailers in the U.S., and no doubt shoppers are dying to be able to scoop up all their favorites in one fell swoop.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 18 Feb. 2022
• This cream can be used all over your face in addition to the delicate eye area, which simplifies your evening routine in one fell swoop.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2021
• Companies shouldn’t feel pressured to solve all of climate’s conundrums alone or in one fell swoop.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
• The pictures — tweeted by the Royal Family's twitter account — show the Queen riding a 14-year-old fell pony called Fern.
  — NBC News, 1 June 2020
• At issue is whether the department had the legal authority to forgive so much debt in one fell swoop.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
• Mindshare can improve sales, loyalty and brand awareness in one fell swoop.
  — Yogesh Shah, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Few Twilight Zone episodes feel more appropriate for a scary movie night than this mind-boggler that leaves you guessing while raising the hairs on the back of your neck in one fell swoop.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• Taken in more or less in a fell swoop, the breadth of it all was, for lack of a more original alliteration, beyond belief.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
• Pre-Prep Your Produce After a big grocery or farmers market shop, wash and prepare all of your produce in one fell swoop.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 5 June 2023
• With one fell swoop, the wizards of Wolfsburg have transformed the ho-hum VW Scirocco from an also-ran into a supercoupe to be reckoned with.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
• That Michelle Obama moment changed the trajectory of Hudson’s fashion brand in one fell swoop.
  — Emil Wilbekin, Essence, 21 Aug. 2023
• Of course, a city as old as Mumbai is bound to have a treasure trove of historic attractions, and the Heritage Walk is perfect for visiting some of the city’s top spots all in one fell swoop.
  — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Unlocking the key to exposing that falsehood could help Gorski debunk a thousand quacks in one fell swoop.
  — Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
• By sporting a pink bandanna with all her goblin-like poise, Magdy secured the competition for dogkind in one fell swoop.
  — Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2023
• These trusty makeup products help with color correction, add a bit of coverage, and include a healthy dose of skin-loving ingredients, all in one fell swoop.
  — Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024