He went therefore from Cuzco at the head of an hundred and seventy of his best troops, in hope of being able to prevail on Saavedra and the rest to abandon the party of Almagro, or to fall upon them by surprize and make them prisoners.
The statement that Carleton was instigating the Indians to "fall upon us" was repeated July 6th.
Where radiant heat is allowed to fall upon an absorbing substance, a certain thickness of the latter is always necessary for the absorption.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
There is an announcement made first of all concerning the judgment which is to fall upon Israel's land.
What a solemn description of the doom which was now to fall upon Jerusalem, the land and its inhabitants!
He looked upon his scientific lashing of the "Softy" as the triumph of art; but he hovered near his prisoner in compliance with Talbot's request, ready to fall upon him if he should make any attempt to stir.
He never once disturbed himself with any prevision of the ridicule which was likely to fall upon himself.
General Lucchesi, who commanded the Austrian right wing, was convinced that the cavalry formed the Prussian right wing, and that the whole army, concealed behind the slopes, was marching to fall upon him.
By this speech he induced his men to condemn the multitude of the enemy, and to fall upon Seron.
Now Aesop, one of her servants, happened to fall upon Sabion, one of her friends, and spake of this matter to him, as thinking he had known of it before.
P: And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.
But I could obtain no further information in regard to the danger she apprehended might befall you, Charles; and I cannot but think that her words were spoken in one of those strange dreamy moods that sometimes fall upon her.
I have a good store of arms here, too, and I could bring the people round, or part of them, through these passages to fall upon them in the rear, while the others attacked them in the front.
There was but one moment when a shadow seemed to fall upon all, and that too was produced by a song.
The boy looked at the face bending over him, instinct with courage and a deep sympathy and brotherly love, and a strange calm and security seemed to fall upon him.
Roger was plainly unfit to sit a horse unsupported by a strong arm, and as they rode through the chill night air a dull lethargy seemed to fall upon him, and he slept in an uneasy, troubled fashion.
But if they hold the secret of the philosopher's stone, sure they would not need to fall upon travellers by the way!
I give you one chance of averting the doom which else will fall upon you.
The Saxon force, from its compact formation, appeared even smaller than it was, and the Norsemen advanced in haste, each eager to be the first to fall upon an enemy whom they regarded as an easy prey.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us, and to the hills: Cover us.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fall upon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
