fall about
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Global smartphone shipments are forecast to fall about 14% this year, according to Counterpoint Research.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Within its markets, North America and Asia-Pacific are expected to fall about 8% and 6%, respectively, easing up from previous expectations of high-single-digit declines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Squibb plays the title character in “Eleanor the Great,” Scarlett Johansson’s film that came out this fall about a 94-year-old whose accidental lie grows to epic proportions after the media gets hold of the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Upon closer examination, the quote starts to fall about a bit.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2025
Rachel could tell the lamest jokes and boys fall about the place in laughter.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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