collapse
Example Sentences
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The efforts echo how Milton built investor heat for Nikola—which eventually collapsed amid unfulfilled promises of a technological revolution, allegations of fraud and litigation.
If I have nothing to work towards, I will just collapse in on myself.
From Los Angeles Times
Cuba’s obsolete power grid collapsed on Monday, causing a blackout for its 9 million residents and exposing the magnitude of its economic implosion.
Then they heaved themselves up, staggered away from the ice cliffs, and collapsed in a drift .of powdery snow.
From Literature
Boutros said that when she heard the news of his death "I don't know what happened to me. I collapsed on the ground and was convulsing".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
