downfall

Even before her downfall, Holmes drew the media’s attention with her wide, unblinking eyes, bold red lip, deep voice and stilted speech — all of which became parody-ready upon her indictment.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The court battle—and the spotlight it attracted—would prove to be her downfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It also led to the downfall of the administration of KP Sharma Oli, setting in motion a series of events that culminated with the election of youthful Prime Minister Balendra Shah in March.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Ireland tested her with the short ball and forced her to hit to the sweepers, which she handled efficiently before her eventual downfall as she was brilliantly caught by Prendergast at deep square leg.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Red Ronnet’s sire had been quick to take advantage of his lord cousin’s downfall, true, but his son had been a child at the time.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Whether any of these downfalls will result in a re-examination of how men treat women writ large looks less likely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

There are warnings of further heavy downfalls into Saturday.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024

One of the company’s downfalls was not having enough self-branded products, Lotman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

While this controversy is in its early stages, the breathless coverage related to this complaint generates a similar malevolent energy to the version that met the downfalls of Ellen DeGeneres and Martha Stewart before her.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023

The moisture of the atmosphere, not being gradually condensed by forests, must be precipitated in violent downfalls, and this is perhaps the principal evil of clearing the country.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton