downfall

Example Sentences

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Still, the post-Oscar slump exists nonetheless, fueled by a world that enjoys building people up before laughing at their downfall.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

They’ll get into the psychodrama of Kit Harrington’s Henry Muck, the thrilling parallels to real world stories, the tragic downfall of Eric Tao, and more.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

The 2014 downfall of Zhou Yongkang, the former domestic security czar, offers a possible template.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Soaring inflation in Asia's number-two economy -- after decades of flat or falling prices -- contributed to the downfall of Takaichi's two predecessors and Japan's first woman premier has made helping households a priority.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

To think the guy whose downfall basically took our respective childhoods with it was begging for change fifteen minutes from my house six years later?

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone