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topple - use in sentences
Object
- dictator: We topple an evil dictator in Iraq, yet support an evil dictator in Uzbekistan.
- tyrant: To conquer al-Qaeda, to find WMD, to topple an evil tyrant?
- statue: Ropes were wound round the statue's neck, and, to cheers, the crowd attempted to topple the statue.
- regime: Now, even Chalabi admits he was lying in order to topple Iraqi regime.
- president: The message of his new film Fahrenheit 9/11 is very clear indeed: he intends nothing less than to topple the president.
Adjective complement
- Iraqi: A Bush administration official said the meeting would not focus on military planning for a possible invasion to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- off: As he toppled off, he grasped for anything to support himself with, and found the table.
- down: But pulling harder it soon came free and the 70m of rope toppled down on top of me.
Modifying Another Word
- eventually: Plus the " creep " of big snow banks may well eventually topple the gantries themselves.
- almost: The songs bulge and almost topple over with a weight of EXPERIENCE.
Followed by a transitive particle
- over: Which you almost do, until Harry runs forward prematurely, causing the plane to topple over the edge!
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