fall from grace
Example Sentences
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Alphabet was once a cash-flow machine, but it’s seeing a fall from grace.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
All major U.S. indexes ended the day in the green, despite a historic fall from grace for one member of the Dow industrials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Many in the party pointed to Donaldson's fall from grace undoubtedly having an impact when it came to knocking doors in the lead-up to polling day.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Thank goodness she was assigned this case; she worked in this very U.S. attorney’s office for years, so she understands what a fall from grace this is.
From Slate ● May 22, 2026
The strange thing was, the girl’s fall from grace ought to have pleased Mariam, brought her a sense of vindication.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
