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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He told the BBC they had fallen into "energy debt" and were concerned about this coming winter.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Cryptocurrency platform Binance said Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack and indicated that more than $2.5 billion in funds had been frozen in an effort to prevent a massive theft.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Virzi called 911 and initially reported that the baby had fallen on his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The new model, Gemini 4 Argon, improved Google’s performance in software coding, an area where Google had fallen behind competitors OpenAI and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
When I walked around the back of the inn to retrieve Rostam, the elderly donkey had fallen asleep and breathed so rarely that for a second I feared the worst.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
