Too fast, as it turned out, for he toppled backward and landed hard on the floor.

The light went out of his eyes, and he toppled backward to the ground, then lay still.

At her third shot, a figure lurched into view, toppled backward.

The gunner toppled backward over the back of his chair.

He threw up his hands and toppled backward off the wall without a sound.

The Doctor felt a shift in the air behind him as the soldier toppled backward, surprised.

The terrorist toppled backward into the broken glass of a display case.

He toppled backward and vanished from her line of vision.

The man's mouth opened in a silent scream as he toppled backward into the river.

The body stayed upright for a moment, then toppled backward like a tree.