fell apart
Example Sentences
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I’m less inclined to judge people from a distance after having met a man on Skid Row who said he fell apart after his young daughter drowned.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Shareholders balked, though, and their plan fell apart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
At its heart, this is neither just a news story, nor just a major political scandal, but a saga of a relationship between a husband and wife that fell apart.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
But the official Chinese readout mentioned no such commitments — new phone, we’re sorry; Boeing who? — and even a minor trade deal to license U.S. meat imports, without guaranteeing them, immediately fell apart.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Eventually, the magazines fell apart and were used to light fires.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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