gone under
Example Sentences
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“The downside is that scores of nonprofit preschools have gone under after losing their 4-year-olds.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
It was one of several large retailers—Rite Aid, Party City and craft-supply company Joann were others—that have gone under since 2024 and vacated thousands of stores across the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The BBC asked Mel Chacksfield, who was chief executive of Apricity when it ceased operations, why the business had gone under and if patients would be refunded but she did not respond to our request.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025
American tastes changed, and, by the end of World War II, many of the tile companies had gone under.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
“But why did you risk it on your own? We might already have gone under, for all you knew.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
