topple
verb (used without object)
to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
will topple
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future tenseof topple.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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When the wind blows hard, and their branches and boughs thrash and creak, I am convinced they will topple over and cleave my home in twain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Clarity tells us it’s simply not possible to help everyone, and trying to do so will topple the whole shebang.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Most of the computer models are now agreeing that an area of high pressure to the west of the UK, currently in the Atlantic, will topple across the country.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
If workers do not take the rest of the building down, city leaders have said, it will topple on its own.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Also, I have set bits of stone under its outside edge so that it is fairly balanced; if you go through, a quick tug at it will topple it over to cover the hole again.
From The Everlasting Whisper by Jackson Gregory
