How to Use tumble to in a Sentence
tumble to
phrasal verb-
But the plane stalled and tumbled to the ground, the report states.
— Will Greenlee, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 -
As Lopez tumbled to the ground, his hand left the backpack.
— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024 -
In mid-June, the Dodgers went 5-11, were swept by the Giants and tumbled to third place.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023 -
The video shows her flailing so hard, her legs thrashing in the air, that the man tumbled to the ground.
— Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024 -
Finally, the two tumbled to the ground near the Cincinnati 20.
— Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023 -
The troopers tumbled to the ground and the car sped away before coming to a stop a quarter of a mile away.
— Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024 -
He's got a two-plane slider and a changeup that has some tumble to it.
— Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2023 -
Tuesday night trends even colder as lows tumble to the low to mid-20s.
— Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023 -
But miss the single best day over that stretch, and your return would have tumbled to $3,511.
— Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024 -
The night Serna died, the video shows jail staff watching her fall, striking her head and tumbling to the floor.
— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024 -
Doncic tumbled to the floor with much of his body weight coming down on Monk’s right leg.
— Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 30 Mar. 2024 -
The target tumbled to the tracks as witnesses on the platform scrambled to help him back up.
— Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2024 -
After hitting a grounder to the right side in the finale frame, Berti took two steps out of the batter’s box before tumbling to the ground.
— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024 -
Job openings have tumbled to their lowest point in two years.
— Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023 -
After tumbling to the ground to complete the catch, Radocha, sprinted to the middle of the end zone, flinging his helmet.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023 -
The crowd gasped as a Washington State defender tumbled to the floor.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024 -
As Benison fell backwards, Maria Tran tried to break his fall, causing both to tumble to the bottom of the staircase.
— Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 -
And the share of new hires negotiating their salaries tumbled to 26% from 43%.
— Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 -
As the officer holds her, onlookers attempt to pull the girl away, sending the two tumbling to the pavement, the video shows.
— Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024 -
By the end of 2012, the price of a single credit, which had peaked at twenty-five euros, had tumbled to thirty-nine cents.
— Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Keep in mind the Fed has said inflation doesn’t have to tumble to its 2% target to begin cutting.
— USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024 -
Trump also bragged about gas prices tumbling to $1.87 a gallon during his term.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Another tumbled to find cover down a short flight of stairs and returned fire.
— Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023 -
Automotive gross margin tumbled to to 16.3% in the quarter, the lowest in more than four years.
— David Welch, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023 -
Hernández, who was not touched on the play, then tumbled to the turf and immediately motioned to the Galaxy bench for help.
— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023 -
But Ryley Parenteau’s bullet pass glanced off a defender and tumbled to the ground.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023 -
On the ensuing shift, Tkachuk and Pastrnak dropped their gloves near center ice — with Tkachuk laying down a few big right hooks as both tumbled to the ice.
— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 -
The video shows two runners tumble to the ground, but no serious injuries were reported.
— Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023 -
Its metal frame extends around each tier to keep your spirited sips from tumbling to their demise during your commute around the room.
— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2024 -
The stock tumbled to record lows earlier this week after the former president’s shaky performance in Tuesday night’s debate.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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