fall among
(intr, preposition) to enter the company of (a group of people), esp by chance: he fell among thieves
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How to use fall among in a sentence
This latest disaster will certainly fall among the more serious natural calamities in modern times.
I heard him fall among the store-rooms, and it surpassed the power of man to give the wretch succor.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas | James Fenimore CooperHow have I contrived to fall among such an appallingly serious set of infants?
The Making of a Prig | Evelyn SharpShells began to fall among the houses, many of which took fire.
Best Stories of the 1914 European War | VariousTalk about pirates, Captain Stilwell, why, I had rather fall among pirates any day than among these bloodthirsty wretches.
The Bravest of the Brave | G. A. Henty
She watched him lift and fall among the waves until he turned a point, rowing with strong, even strokes.
Big Timber | Bertrand W. Sinclair
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