tumble to
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected the headline reading to tumble to a still-positive 38.5.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The stock quadrupled to $15 in early summer, only to tumble to $3.50 in the second week of August.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Match Group, whose share price once reached more than $169 per share in 2021, has seen its stock tumble to below $30 in 2023 as investors saw Tinder’s paying user numbers drop.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
How can a phone survive a 16,000-feet skydive but not a short tumble to the floor?
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2024
She flew into the bookcase, causing several books to tumble to the ground.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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