Sentence examples for it might topple from inspiring English sources
Shortly after the 1989 revolution, a Romanian engineering professor, Michai Varia, read an article saying the column's internal skeleton was so rusted that it might topple.
From some angles, as displayed in digital renderings and a scale model by the architects last week, the structure's profile looks positively svelte — even a trifle fragile, as if it might topple in a stiff wind.
The first three pieces are the All Y'all dining table with 24-karat gold corners (inspired by a talk with a Dallas interior designer who wanted "bigger tables with more bling"); the Il Palio walnut side table; and the Train to Dijon table (above, with matching chair and bench), which tilts 12 degrees and looks as if it might topple over.
He describes being frightened once at sea, on the Atlantic trip, the first time they were in a storm, and the raft climbed a wave, and for a moment, as he hung at the top of the wave, and the raft was nearly vertical, he thought it might topple over and crush him.
When standing upright, the sleek suitcase angles ever-so slightly backward, eliminating any worry that it might topple forward from the extra weight when packed full.
He was wearing a backpack so disproportionately large, it looked like he might topple over if he stood still.
We ask whether it is a high watermark moment for Google, though it is not clear who might topple Page; issues of privacy and data are just as current for Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder who is No 2 in this year's list.
It looked as though he might topple backward.
If you have any concerns that the tree might topple, rebuild it.
The people of southeastern Afghanistan wind the cloth large and loose so it looks as if the whole structure might topple off; Kabul residents prefer a smaller, tighter look.
But Robert W. Mann Jr., an industry consultant based in Port Washington, N.Y, says that if the government doesn't keep a close watch on flights, O'Hare might topple right back into the same fix it faced last fall.
