downfall

Example Sentences

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The way in which I don’t have a filter could be my greatest strength, or it could be the thing that leads to my downfall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

But both supporters and critics of Becerra struggle to explain exactly how or why he became the main beneficiary of Swalwell’s downfall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

England engineered their own downfall in Perth in a blur of rash drives.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The tensions have also revived questions about Maduro’s downfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Degeneracy, rather than signaling the downfall of a society, as it once did, will now signal peace for a troubled world.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole