crumble
Example Sentences
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Now with Miriam leaving home—Michael has already graduated and lives in California—the dam is crumbling.
Having failed to reach the play-offs for the first time in 11 years, the Chiefs' kingdom is finally crumbling.
From BBC
Analysts say the high investment required to rebuild Venezuela's crumbling oil rigs would be unappetizing for US firms, given the steady global supply and low prices.
From Barron's
We see the pieces starting to crumble, but only a glimpse of this tragic sight.
From Salon
The genre crumbled after roughly a decade, when Zambia was hit with a series of crises.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
