Sentence examples for a fall off from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a fall off" is not correct in standard written English.
It is often used incorrectly when referring to a decline or decrease in something.
Example: "There has been a noticeable fall off in sales this quarter."
Alternatives: "a decline" or "a drop".

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"It's obvious there's been a fall off," Mr. Touhey said.

Faulkner said his back hurt from a fall off a horse that he had last spring.

At worst it's a relapse, and more often it's a fall off the wagon: failure.

There was a fall off for a while but then the story changed.

— BEN ROTHENBERG American Douglas had some major errors, including a fall off the beam, taking her out of contention.

In combination with a narrow ledge and a fall off a steep cliff, this can prove deadly.

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"It's more a fall-off-your-meditation-cushion funny".

But the drop might have been a fall-off in frightened immigrants reporting crimes, he said.

The emerging concerns, the recession and pricing pressures have caused a fall-off in stent sales.

He said that there had already been a fall-off since the money had run out.

City job losses and a fall-off in corporate activity has hit cabbies hard.

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