How to Use fall through in a Sentence

fall through

phrasal verb
Definition of fall throughnext
  • The deal fell through once the curators discovered where Horowitz had been texting from.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Journal reported the funding discussions are in their early stages, indicating a deal could still potentially fall through or be subject to changes.
    — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The drip pan should be large enough to catch pieces of food that fall through the grates and be easy to clean.
    — Linda Gassenheimer, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • He had been set to fight three times for the PFL in 2023, but all of those bouts fell through.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Those plans also fell through, and by the end of 2018 the building was for sale.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2023
  • People fall through the cracks, and end up either back on the streets or dead.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • That project fell through, and the diocese bought the property in 2020.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2024
  • There shouldn’t be any money falling through the cracks!
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
  • Why Lando fell through the cracks at Disney+ is still unclear.
    — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The nonstick wires will keep the food safely in place so nothing falls through the cracks and into the flame.
    — Laura Denby, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2024
  • My chain fell through that little hole and got wrapped around something.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
  • That allows debris to fall through the deck, rather than gather in those tiny gaps.
    — Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Some plans fell through Not everything has gone to plan.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Light falling through gaps between leaves will project hundreds of tiny versions of the eclipse on the ground.
    — Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024
  • In addition, the deal could fall through if Vizio is offered a better deal over the next 45 days.
    — Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • As the ball fell through the net, backup guard Bones Hyland stood from his seat along the Clippers’ bench and mimicked a dance.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • This is precisely why short sessions are then called; to fix up bills with holes and bills that fell through the cracks.
    — Mathew Biadun, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
  • Camino also said that a major funding plan that had been in the works for a year had fallen through.
    — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • It’s believed the ice that fell through Gomez’s roof around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday may have been airplane bio-waste.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • At the top of the image is the fusion crust, formed as the meteorite fell through Earth’s atmosphere.
    — James Day, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2024
  • When that deal fell through, however, the couple got a second chance to take over.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The family was returning to shore when the ATV the 88-year-old was on fell through the ice around 6 p.m. local time, per the outlets.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But the deal fell through when commissioners opted to lease the space for a restaurant.
    — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Then, in 1997, the day before shooting was to begin in Hamburg, Germany, the project fell through.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The isolated flowers falling through the canvas are sure to bring a sense of calm and whimsy to any space.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe your Thanksgiving plans fell through last minute.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Some spots could see a tenth of an inch of rain, perhaps a little more, falling through about midnight.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
  • That plan dramatically fell through at the end of last week.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But the project always fell through, even with talent like Anne Hathaway and Amy Schumer attached.
    — Willa Paskin, New York Times, 11 July 2023
  • At one point, the property was under contract to a group trying to build a preschool there, but that deal fell through.
    — Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024

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