fall through
phrasal verb
fell through; fallen through; falling through; falls through
: to fail or stop in a sudden or final way
Contract negotiations have fallen through.
Our vacation plans have fallen through.
Examples of fall through in a Sentence
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The brewery failed to protect its employees from falling through holes, including skylights, that were at least 4 feet above a lower level, according to a copy of the citation obtained by The Charlotte Observer on Friday through a public records request.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
Adam Aron, chief executive of the nation’s largest theater chain, told Variety in an interview published last week that the company’s distribution deal with the musician nearly fell through after news of the project leaked.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Usyk was preparing for a fight when the contracts for his sparring partners fell through and none of them showed up to his camp.
—Vanessa Perdomo, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024
As such, different kinds of rain fall through Jupiter’s skies, depending on the altitude.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
But she was selected after Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Ventura fell through as vice-presidential candidates and Mr. Kennedy’s campaign needed money to fund its efforts to get onto state ballots, three people familiar with the events said.
—Kirsten Grind, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Others concentrate on vulnerable populations falling through cracks in urban hubs.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
There were attempts to revitalize the stadium in 2018, but those efforts fell through in 2020.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
The new Federal Aviation Administration authorization has a lot of wonky stuff, but some interesting nuggets have fallen through the cracks.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
Adam Aron, chief executive of the nation’s largest theater chain, told Variety in an interview published last week that the company’s distribution deal with the musician nearly fell through after news of the project leaked.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Usyk was preparing for a fight when the contracts for his sparring partners fell through and none of them showed up to his camp.
—Vanessa Perdomo, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024
As such, different kinds of rain fall through Jupiter’s skies, depending on the altitude.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
But she was selected after Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Ventura fell through as vice-presidential candidates and Mr. Kennedy’s campaign needed money to fund its efforts to get onto state ballots, three people familiar with the events said.
—Kirsten Grind, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Others concentrate on vulnerable populations falling through cracks in urban hubs.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
There were attempts to revitalize the stadium in 2018, but those efforts fell through in 2020.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
The new Federal Aviation Administration authorization has a lot of wonky stuff, but some interesting nuggets have fallen through the cracks.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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