How to Use fall through/between the cracks in a Sentence

fall through/between the cracks

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  • Still, there are many ways for people to fall through the cracks.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The problem is the older kids sometimes fall through the cracks.
    — Theresa Sullivan Barger, courant.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • People fall through the cracks, and end up either back on the streets or dead.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But one warning seemed to fall through the cracks, jurors learned.
    — Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
  • This is a move that rarely gets mentioned, but great players can fall through the cracks.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Consumers with smaller claims still fall through the cracks.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • How did such an important film fall through the cracks?
    — Rich Brownstein, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • What’s the danger that people might fall through the cracks; where are the weaknesses there?
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2020
  • And breeding for certain traits can let other traits fall through the cracks.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2018
  • First, fewer people fall through the cracks in San Diego’s system.
    — Anumita Kaurstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • This story is reminding people not to let Black girls fall through the cracks.
    — Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Elgin Baylor is starting to fall through the cracks of history, and that’s sad.
    — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
  • This particular shoe in question was not approved and seemed to fall through the cracks.
    — Mike D. Sykes Ii, USA TODAY, 3 June 2021
  • But a new Stanford study paints a bleak picture about what AI can do when safety measures fall through the cracks.
    — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Inevitably, some amazing titles fall through the cracks.
    — Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
  • In a year full of stellar turns — Benedict Cumberbatch, please report to the podium — some are bound to fall through the cracks.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Even teens who sign up for Fostering Connections can fall through the cracks.
    — Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Many migrant children do not have this support and often fall through the cracks and miss valuable school time.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Your sign is known for meticulousness, but recent details can still fall through the cracks of your plans.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • This has raised concerns that someone with a serious ailment could fall through the cracks.
    — Fortune, 11 Jan. 2022
  • That’s a lot of competition for your attention, and some of these titles are going to fall through the cracks.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That definition lets a lot of people fall through the cracks to languish and eventually die on the streets.
    — Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2023
  • With as many original shows and movies as Netflix delivers, some are inevitably going to fall through the cracks.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 4 Jan. 2022
  • But many Americans fall through the cracks, such as the roughly one-half of workers who lack access to a retirement plan through their workplace.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But more outreach and funding is needed to reach people who might fall through the cracks, according to Marr and other experts.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 July 2021
  • The Does want to make sure cases like their son’s are referred to law enforcement for thorough investigation and don’t fall through the cracks.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • These companies end up needing to replace these parts more often as they get twisted and deformed, but these tasks — much like the carts — sometimes fall between the cracks.
    — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Each year, an untold number of potential hate crimes – possibly hundreds – fall through the cracks.
    — Agreen, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • That’s because without a big advertising spend, too many titles fall through the cracks in today’s TV landscape.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2024
  • A little organization ought to make a world of difference, so do your best to keep some sort of schedule — or appointments or assignments could fall through the cracks, no matter how good your intentions are.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024

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