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

Theme parks have also gone under the cultural microscope as sensitivities have changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

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

California fans who had been leaning over the railing as the boats passed below insisted that the nose of the Cal boat had gone under the bridge first, by three feet at least.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown