a bad fall

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Used to describe a severe or serious fall.

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Examples (10)

  • She took a bad fall while out riding.
  • The elderly man suffered a bad fall on the icy sidewalk.
  • After a bad fall down the stairs, he was rushed to the hospital.
  • The doctor said it was a bad fall that caused her broken hip.
  • He had a bad fall from his bicycle and needed stitches.
  • The construction worker's bad fall from the scaffold left him with serious injuries.
  • My grandmother never fully recovered from a bad fall last winter.
  • The skier took a bad fall on the steep slope and dislocated his shoulder.
  • It was a bad fall that ended his professional dancing career.
  • The paramedics were called after she had a bad fall in the parking lot.