Examples of topple in a Sentence
The strong winds toppled many trees.
The earthquake toppled the buildings.
The tree toppled into the river.
The rebels tried to topple the dictator.
The phone company has toppled its local competition.
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Large branches of trees will snap, and shallowly rooted trees may be toppled.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Listen to this article Leading by four with fewer than seven minutes to play Tuesday in New York, the Lynx looked poised to topple the Liberty for a third straight time this season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 July 2024
Initial predictions were that Russia would topple Kyiv in a matter of weeks, but the war has gone on for more than two years now, and Russia has altered its war aims and is no longer actively pursuing Kyiv after facing much stiffer Ukrainian resistance.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 June 2024
Hernández’s conservative National Party assumed the presidency of the country of 10 million in 2009 after leftist president Mel Zelaya was toppled in a coup.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Listen to this article Leading by four with fewer than seven minutes to play Tuesday in New York, the Lynx looked poised to topple the Liberty for a third straight time this season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 July 2024
Initial predictions were that Russia would topple Kyiv in a matter of weeks, but the war has gone on for more than two years now, and Russia has altered its war aims and is no longer actively pursuing Kyiv after facing much stiffer Ukrainian resistance.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 June 2024
Hernández’s conservative National Party assumed the presidency of the country of 10 million in 2009 after leftist president Mel Zelaya was toppled in a coup.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topple. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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