fall apart

Example Sentences

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But many - as one summarised - think it may fall apart quickly.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Within weeks, the prosecutor’s marquee case would quietly fall apart.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Plus, the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fall apart, and a chatbot relationship proves fatal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But geopolitical strategists are keeping an eye on movement in the Middle East and in Washington, D.C., that could suggest this fragile truce could fall apart.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

If you try to separate them from the soil they just fall apart.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan