Sentence examples for fall broken from inspiring English sources

One sphere was found in a stream while another had its fall broken by the roof of a house before falling to the floor.

My father died five months ago at Whittington hospital in Archway, north London – he'd had a fall, broken a hip, had an operation, recovered and been discharged.

He descended 672 metres (2,205 feet) in less than a minute, his fall broken by a parachute which opened ten seconds into the jump.From the heady heights it reached in 2008, Dubai, one of seven members of the UAE, has fallen almost as far and as fast.

A near fall was defined as an occasion on which an individual felt that they were going to fall but did not actually fall [ 26] (e.g. if able to break their fall by grabbing onto railings or had their fall broken by falling against a wall).

And at that moment this ancient rock, here and elsewhere, fell broken into pieces.

Silences fell, broken by thumpings and running feet above, from Abby and Adam.

A profound silence fell, broken only by spoons scraping on plates.

The hour struck, 9.17pm, and leaden silence fell, broken only by the babble of TV reporters beside their mobile trucks.

These vasodilatory side effects have the potential to cause falls, broken bones, hospitalization for serious injuries, and institutionalization (Morris and Wagg 2007).

The woman fell, breaking her arm.

A second friend also fell, breaking his leg.