collapse
Example Sentences
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A narrowboat that was left teetering on the edge of a giant hole after part of a canal in Shropshire collapsed has been pulled to safety.
From BBC
The owner of a narrowboat hire company near the site of a collapsed canal embankment has said it will have a "massively negative effect" on business.
From BBC
An emergency management official told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that the fire remains active and part of the structure has collapsed.
From BBC
A buddy asks if he’s being sarcastic, and the kid collapses like a hot air balloon: “I don’t even know anymore.”
From Los Angeles Times
It adds that services across the province are on the brink of collapse, as "health centres have been looted, medicines are unavailable, and schools remain closed".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
