downfall
Example Sentences
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There is a persuasive argument that it will be remembered as the moment his downfall became inevitable.
From BBC
Bringing it home is Sudeikis’ manner as he shares Ted’s folksy anecdote: it contains not a whit of vanity or gloating at his adversary’s downfall.
From Salon
Artificial intelligence may still be in its infancy, but this mainstay of the stock market rally now has investors worried it will be its downfall.
From Barron's
In a new documentary which charts her journey into motherhood, the singer says social media was the "downfall" of her mental health.
From BBC
There were more raised eyebrows in early January when a mystery trader earned more than $400,000 betting on the downfall of Maduro.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
