Example Sentences

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“Someone will trip on something, and he’ll be like: ‘That was a close one—I almost got to play,” Casper said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

If too many lights are on, they will trip the power out.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Rocio Quero Yescas is 56 and walks with a cane, and she fears she will trip and fall because the floor tiles in her apartment keep peeling up.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

In Georgia, voting groups are concerned that a new earlier deadline to request a mail ballot will trip up voters if they wait too long.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2022

Big enough that if you don’t know they’re there, you will trip.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds