topple
verb (used without object)
to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
topples
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present tense formof topple (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Ninety-five percent of the building, the structure is sound and intact…There is no way that this corner of a small extension all of a sudden topples this building.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
But after a brush with death — a bookshelf she’s assembling topples on her — she’s inspired to take more action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024
It topples over, it knocks the next one over and the next one over, and it all goes really quickly.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
You look so shocked when a dog topples your precious kid over!
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Ambrose nods and manages to catch his fedora before it topples off his head.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
