fall to pieces
Example Sentences
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Comets can suddenly brighten in an outburst, fall to pieces or just fizzle out.
From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2023
Seeing Seydoux suddenly fall to pieces carries with it an honesty in how we all try to hold ourselves and our lives together until we simply cannot.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
When teachers have had enough, it will all fall to pieces.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023
“It’s a great power to be able to fall to pieces and put yourself back together bigger, better and stronger”
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
Maybe it isn’t a good idea to tell a newly arrived human being that he’s been born into a world of chaos, pain, and poverty just in time to watch everything fall to pieces.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
