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How to use fell in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun, adjective

Fell means to make something fall; especially a tree. Example: “Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?”

Examples of fell by meaning

verbTo make something fall; especially a tree.

  • Sinclair opened Swansea's account from the spot on 8 minutes after a Ryan Shawcross tackle had felled Wayne Routledge.2011 October 2, Aled Williams, “Swansea 2 - 0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport Wales
  • As southeast Asia's forests were felled, the rhino's habitat shrank and became fragmented.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 219

verbTo strike down, kill, destroy.

  • "Even in his most temperate moments he is constantly felling people with a hunting-crop."1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 19
  • This Sunday marks the debut of Weiner, a documentary that follows former congressman Anthony Weiner in his attempt to overcome a sexting scandal and run for mayor of New York City—only to be felled, somewhat inexplicably, by another sexting scandal.2016 January 17, “What Weiner Reveals About Huma Abedin”, in Vanity Fair, retrieved 21 Jan 2016

nounThe end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

  • Cut the first 2 warp ends in half and tie each pair together with an overhand knot, snug (but not tight) against the fell.2026, Emily Barth, “Woolly Cocoon Bags”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 37

nounA rocky ridge or chain of mountains, particularly in the British Isles or Fennoscandia.

  • Halsten Pike, Alstang, Birnside—the huge fells with their barbarous names were very near.1970, James Herriot, If Only They Could Talk

nounA wild field or upland moor.

  • The night continued beautifully clear and fine, and as we came into the fell country the outlines of the hills showed up dark against the starlit sky.1948 March and April, O. S. Nock, “Scottish Night Mails of the L.M.S.R.—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 77
  • And there are few better ways to enjoy the rugged bleakness of the fells than from a nice warm train, especially when the weather's constantly changing as the day slips away.2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57
  • An artist dubbed the Borrowdale Banksy has created this slate work on a Lake District fell after past efforts were vandalised.2023 June 29, Metro, London, page 15, column 3

adjectiveOf a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.

  • one fell swoop
  • No hope, it seemed to me, of turning him from his fell purpose.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XIX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC

More sentences with fell

  • Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?From the entry you
  • This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.From the entry fall
  • Heartless managed the scale the first jump but fell over the second.From the entry jump
  • I accidentally put my weight on my bad leg and fell over.From the entry bad
  • Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.From the entry knee
  • One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart.From the entry come
  • She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.From the entry light
  • The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back.From the entry back
  • After stepping off the bus, my wallet fell on the floor.From the entry floor
  • Can I help it that I fell in love with you?From the entry help
  • It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.From the entry chop
  • He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.From the entry skin
  • Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny.From the entry trap
  • When the weight fell on her foot, she cried out in agony.From the entry agony
  • This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another?From the entry another
  • I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him.From the entry fall in love
  • They met, fell in love, got married, and lived happily ever after.From the entry fall in love
  • We were delighted when I fell pregnant with my first son.From the entry fall pregnant
  • He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.From the entry fancy
  • The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit!"From the entry ribbit
  • Jim fell off his bike when he was trying to do a wheelie.From the entry wheelie
  • My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.From the entry knapsack
  • The market fell this morning but rallied later in the day.From the entry rally
  • James showed good sportsmanship in consoling Shankar after his wicket fell.From the entry sportsmanship
  • The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.From the entry shore
  • He said he bought it at the markets but I think it fell off a truck.From the entry fall off a truck
  • The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship’s boat.From the entry athwart
  • Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.From the entry winning
  • Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft.From the entry shaft

Meaning of fell

  1. verb To make something fall; especially a tree.
  2. verb To strike down, kill, destroy.
  3. verb To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

Full definition of fell

Questions about fell in a sentence

How do you use fell in a sentence?
Fell is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?”
What is a short sentence with fell?
“one fell swoop”
What does fell mean?
Fell means to make something fall; especially a tree.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fell (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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