Word info

fall among

Verb

Meaning

fall among (third-person singular simple present falls among, present participle falling among, simple past fell among, past participle fallen among)

To enter the company of a group (of people, animals etc.), especially by chance and unexpectedly, and suddenly.
to fall among thieves
They were faring in the jungle, when in a stound they fell among a band of thugs.
The fawn frolickingly fell among a pride of lions.

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Examples

A ball that has been lifted high so that it will fall among close opponents may be deemed to be potentially dangerous and play may be stopped for that reason. Source: Internet

Largely, the reductions fall among the officers. Source: Internet

This is because the very traits that keep a species numerous and viable under fairly static conditions become a burden once population levels fall among competing organisms during the dynamics of an extinction event. Source: Internet

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