Sentence examples for tumbles upon from inspiring English sources

Yet as scandal tumbles upon scandal, they offer so many variations on self-pity.

Imagery, lyrical and arresting, is another great strength: "The night tumbled upon them, buoying the stars and hanging up a severed moon".

"Sir, a man will no more carry the artifice of the bar into the common intercourse of society, than a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continue to tumble on his hands when he should walk on his feet").

Another early visitor described the scene thus: "For centuries, whitewash has tumbled" upon the documents "from the walls and ceiling; the sand of the desert has lodged in their folds and wrinkles; water from some unknown source has drenched them; they have squeezed and hurt each other".

Far more typical of Thucydides's pessimism, though, is his unnerving account of the city's meltdown during a plague epidemic, when (in the wonderful translation by another arch-pessimist, Thomas Hobbes) "dying men lay tumbling upon one another in the streets and men half-dead about every conduit through desire of water".

The pace of the first act is bracing, with one scene tumbling upon another.

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It all climaxes wonderfully with a finale that reaches a comic peak with revelation tumbling upon confession and bumping into avowals of true love with silly abandon.

Her friendship survived and despite the personal challenges that have tumbled upon her in the past year, Wendy is committed to her path of discovery and helping her clients connect to their own truth.

Five floors of the garage had separated from their support columns and tumbled one upon the other.

Test matches though come tumbling one upon another so the day cannot be long off when another match starts while the previous one is still in progress.