Sentence examples for practically tripped from inspiring English sources

I visited Uzbekistan in 2004 and was followed so closely by one man he practically tripped over my heels.

In the 2005 Democratic primary for mayor, candidates practically tripped over one another trying to impress voters with the humbleness of their backgrounds.

Moving in the direction of the music, I practically tripped over Janis Joplin's old Porsche, as I entered the exhibit "Far Out: Bay Area Design 1967-73".

Cabinet secretaries practically tripped over themselves to hand over parts of their paycheck as federal workers brace for furloughs because of the across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester.

When Joaquín, who had strutted and gestured all game, practically tripped and botched his penalty kick, the man in the matador suit looked as if a bull had run right over him.

When Representative John Shadegg, an eight-term Republican, made a surprise announcement earlier this year that he would not seek re-election, local Republicans practically tripped over themselves on the way to register to run in this primary, which more or less seals the fate of this seat in the largely Republican district.

Despite these faux pas, countries are practically tripping over themselves to attract Chinese tourists.

Schools are practically tripping over one another to get their students to far-flung locales.

And the two candidates for sheriff in King County, the state's most populous, are practically tripping over themselves in their advocacy for doing away with marijuana possession crime.

Front-row photographers were practically tripping over themselves to snap photos of Shay Mitchell and Victoria Justice, both sporting leopard print.

If the wanted posters "plastered all over the place," as one doorman said, are to be believed, two busy thieves are practically tripping over each other.