falling
- present participle of fall.
Example Sentences
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Despite the U.S.-Iran pause in attacks, oil prices remain supported as a result of falling inventories and pressure on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, ANZ analysts wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Cambridge City Council has consistently issued more fines than other authorities in Cambridgeshire, but the number of them has been falling.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It “seems to me a fine time to be alive, in this age of falling walls,” she asserted.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
What most Americans own is the belief that falling rates fix everything, purchased in two wrappers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
I could see the shadows falling across the cliffs.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
