fall down
verb
fell down; fallen down; falling down; falls down
: to fail to meet expectations or requirements
fell down on the job
Examples of fall down in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And that is so different from falling down a flight of stairs or punching somebody.
—
Michaela Zee, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
But in 1994, some of the roof tiles fell down before a Mariners game, crashing into the seats below.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet Yildiz has fallen down the pecking order at Juve, and has only scored four goals and provided two assists from 28 games in Serie A this season.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Johnson has been falling down draft boards due to injury concerns, but is still a great prospect.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fall down
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Michaela Zee, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
But in 1994, some of the roof tiles fell down before a Mariners game, crashing into the seats below.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet Yildiz has fallen down the pecking order at Juve, and has only scored four goals and provided two assists from 28 games in Serie A this season.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Johnson has been falling down draft boards due to injury concerns, but is still a great prospect.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fall down
Cite this Entry
“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share