crumbled

Example Sentences

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And as the discord between the president and prime minister became increasingly public, their governing alliance crumbled.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

"We were fully in the game, fully able maybe to get a result but I agree that after it went 2-1 we crumbled."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Ellison’s CBS takeover crumbled the once-sterling reputation of that network’s news organization.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

By early 1991, after Cynthia and Don’s marriage of more than six years crumbled, Cynthia was the one who moved out.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

I crumbled up the Taco Bell receipt and put it in my mouth, chewed it up, swallowed.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña