fall limply

Frequency: 7.51.9 per million words

To collapse or drop in a weak, boneless manner.

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Examples (10)

  • The exhausted runner's arm fell limply to his side.
  • After the long hike, he fell limply onto the bed.
  • The puppet's strings snapped, and it fell limply to the stage.
  • Her head fell limply against his shoulder as she drifted to sleep.
  • He tried to stand, but his legs gave out, and he fell limply back into the chair.
  • The injured bird fell limply from the sky.
  • As the sedative took effect, her body began to fall limply.
  • The defeated fighter's gloves fell limply to his sides.
  • With a sigh of relief, the heavy book fell limply onto the table.
  • The child's hand fell limply from his mother's grasp.