Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Decrease; decadence; a falling away. See
to fall off , under fall, v. i. 134
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Examples
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Then it was that Mr. Haveby sent Bunster to Lord Howe, the falling-off place.
MAUKI 2010
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This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
CHAPTER XXXIII 2010
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It seems strange that a man who is a relationship counselor should let himself fall into the trap of a one-night stand, unless of course he is not a good counselor, which would account for the falling-off practice and his own discontent.
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Think of it, old man, three years in this end of the earth, this falling-off place for the damned!
THE FAITH OF MEN 2010
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Yes, there's been a falling-off of that euphoria since then, but how could great expectations not dim upon meeting reality?
Carla Seaquist: Deep Breath, Democrats, Change Takes Time and Work 2010
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As for the lows, the Rosenfeld reviews and stories routinely collected under the rubric of a sorry falling-off from early promise are in fact "a marvel of output," as Mark Schechner has written.
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This falling-off of interest in a research issue is the final stage in the normal process of science Valente and Rogers, 1993.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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As the ghost said to Hamlet, "What a falling-off was there!"
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The article closes with a falling-off so delicate it might easily be missed.
David Bromwich: Hezbollah Is in Iran, Michael Gordon Says American Officials Say 2008
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Some falling-off is of merchandises is expected. eeckthecat says:
slow - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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