fall through
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.
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Paolo finished with 25 points, including a fortuitous 3-pointer that bounded off the back of the rim and fell through to give the Magic an insurmountable lead with 38 seconds left. —
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 The use as a museum was also too specific, and the DDDA was worried that buildings wouldn’t be easily repurposed if the plan fell through, Mosher said. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 After an attempt to acquire Infowars in late 2024 fell through, Collins announced a new plan to purchase the brand pending a Texas state judge’s approval. —Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Builders can’t build cheaply enough to generate the loan sizes that fall through the cracks of the mortgage system. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall through
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 The use as a museum was also too specific, and the DDDA was worried that buildings wouldn’t be easily repurposed if the plan fell through, Mosher said. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 After an attempt to acquire Infowars in late 2024 fell through, Collins announced a new plan to purchase the brand pending a Texas state judge’s approval. —Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Builders can’t build cheaply enough to generate the loan sizes that fall through the cracks of the mortgage system. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall through
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“Fall through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/fall%20through. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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