crumble

It was predictable, then, that I saw two long-term relationships crumble because of the way I euphemized my problems.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

Perhaps inevitably, someone dug them up, handed them to a tabloid and waited for the man to crumble.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

His photographs capture not only the movie houses but their ornate facades and decay -- a record of a cultural landscape disappearing as cinemas are demolished, converted into multiplexes or left to crumble.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Putin himself has given little sign he is feeling under pressure, telling journalists earlier this month: "I have no doubt that the enemy will crumble."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He sure hopes it doesn’t suddenly decide to crumble.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

As sentiment about AI crumbles, Klement said the stock market could fall about 35% — hence his 5,000 target for the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The toasted sourdough crumbles, more ice shavings than proper pucks, also lowered the score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

But it’s now clear that once you abandon all restraint and say the ends justify the means, even if there’s an argument for it, the whole legal edifice crumbles.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

It’s not like it used to be, back in the bad old days of crumbles and collapses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

Now she was moving away to a land she knew little of, except the skillet of olive oil with crumbles of garlic and pine nuts browning on the stove.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

"It's obvious to us now. Her entire life was a lie. She has fabricated pretty much her entire life, her entire personality. It just crumbled in an instant."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

That looseness doomed Texas all afternoon long, as a 10-point lead crumbled into their first defeat of the season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Sri Lanka lost two wickets without a run on the board and crumbled to 45 all out in less than 10 overs of chaos that included three run-outs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

One source familiar with the negotiations said the states had four separate votes against settling on Sunday, but the resistance eventually crumbled with word that the WGA was backing out of the fight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

But the two most important pillars of evidence against Hale—the confessions of Burkhart and Ramsey—had crumbled.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The reason for the veteran manager's upbeat vibe was because of his players' response after crumbling in the first half of their Europa League loss to Benfica.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

They had the most sympathy with student complaints about the excessive size of classes and with the need to renovate the country's crumbling schools.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

While he said "not all" French schools were crumbling, he promised further investment in education, adding: "If we need to do more, we'll have to see."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Swarms of selfie-stick wielding tourists pose for pictures among crumbling buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I remember those ruins: they seemed scary, all gray, crumbling stone and spider webs.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall