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
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
On Thursday, she had her honorary Freedom of the City of York stripped, in a further fall from grace.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
It had brought back memories of his son, and the old scandal, and his fall from grace at the Ministry.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
