1 Not the hated face of the Laconian woman, Tyndarus' daughter; not Paris is to blame; the gods, the gods in anger overturn this magnificence, and make Troy topple down.
2 Once he nearly toppled down a flight of stairs.
3 As she lost balance her body bent over, her arms revolved wildly, and when she toppled she laughed aloud.
4 There were slates and bricks piled up on the roof preparatory to some repairs, and they would have me believe that the wind had toppled over one of these.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem 5 Misuse of public funds, waste and corruption had reached such proportions during his administration that the edifice was toppling of its own weight.
6 We must, then, make a push, and if the Indians or Frenchers are in the narrows, run the gauntlet through these toppling mountains.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 20 7 The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.
8 Up he leapt, toppling in his fright, and saw coming towards him a terrible peaked eyeless monster moving on legs, brandishing arms.
9 The foe holds our walls; from her high ridges Troy is toppling down.