tumble
verb (used without object)
to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong.
have tumbled
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present perfectof tumble.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The shares have started to generate some interest from investors over the past several trading sessions in favor of the previously loved semiconductor stocks that have tumbled of late.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The U.S. has slowed releases of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as the inventories have declined and prices have tumbled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The spike in cases comes as vaccination rates have tumbled nationwide in recent years — in some areas falling well below the herd immunity threshold experts say is necessary to keep it from spreading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Shares have tumbled ever since spiking 250% on the company’s first day of trading.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
China and India and Mesoamerica would, I think, have tumbled to science too, if only they had been given a little more time.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
