fall
verb (used without object)
to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
had fallen
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past perfectof fall.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By August, loadings had fallen by about two-thirds from early 2026, Kpler estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
By July, however, those holdings had fallen to approximately 975 trillion won, or about $675 billion, a decline of roughly 20% from the June peak.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Guisachan House had fallen into ruin by the 1960s.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The corner of the yard, shaded by mesquite and shoestring willows, had fallen conspicuously quiet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
And that was when she had fallen in love with the man who became Allun's father, a laughing brown-eyed singer who came to the village one autumn with a troupe of Travelers.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
