the Fall

noun

: the event in the Bible when Adam and Eve are forced to leave the Garden of Eden because they have sinned against God

after the Fall

Examples of the Fall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eels have been found in every waterway that connects with the Hudson River, including urban rivers such as the Saw Mill River in Yonkers, the Fall Kill Creek in Poughkeepsie, and the Poesten Kill creek further north in Troy. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024 The second day of Life Is Beautiful inaugurated the Fall season with a diverse lineup of performers across the festival’s stages in Downtown Las Vegas, with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Reneé Rapp, the 1975, and Omar Apollo performing throughout the evening. —

Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2023 Just like earlier vaccinations, the fall round is cleared for adults and children as young as age 6 months. —

Wire Services, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023 In June, the FDA asked drugmakers to formulate the fall boosters to target the then-dominant XBB.1.5 subvariant. —

Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for the Fall

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