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fal·l prey

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  1. fall preyverb

    To be affected, or overcome by a bad situation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall prey in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall prey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of fall prey in a Sentence

  1. William Webster:

    The threat of death to another person is a most serious offense, we were not harmed physically, nor did we fall prey.

  2. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

    When the security situation changes - and it has - then we have to adapt our military capabilities. But we cannot at the same time fall prey to the illusion that military strength alone leads to security.

  3. Kent Nerburn:

    Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.

  4. The FCC:

    Scam artists have found that sending us messages about a package you never ordered or a payment that never went through along with a link to a shady website is a quick and easy way to get us to engage on our devices and fall prey to fraud.

  5. Cathy Zimmerman:

    What this study does, is hopefully puts numbers to the problem so that real action is taken to prevent exploitation, and resources are there to help people to recover who might fall prey to these abuses.

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