crumbling

Example Sentences

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“I saw the walls of my building crumbling down,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Those low rates spurred the mortgage market to dangerous heights before it all came crumbling down.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Children won’t get "a first-class education in second-class schools", she argued after hundreds of schools had to close as a result of crumbling concrete.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

This otherwise unremarkable pothole, which emerged from the crumbling ruins of a previous patch-up job, pre-dates that initiative, but how long would it take to be noticed, reported and fixed?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

With as much effort as a child punching water, the genie blew through the palace’s roof, sending large snow blocks crumbling down into the room.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley