topple
verb (used without object)
to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
had toppled
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past perfectof topple.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“Our Christmas tree had toppled over, and all of our ornaments broke,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
The Fresno Fire Department responded to an apartment complex where a very large tree had toppled onto the building, displacing at least five adults and five children, said spokesman Jonathan Lopez-Galvan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Visiting Cairo after the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak, he told a packed Tahrir Square that fear had been lifted from Egyptians who had toppled a modern day pharaoh.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2022
Nearby were the parked bulldozers that had toppled neighboring businesses.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
The brass coatrack had toppled in the entry hall, surrounded by hooked triangles of broken glass.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
