downfall
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Joshua started at Harvard in the fall of 2004 in the midst of his father’s downfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
But it would be precisely that historical moment that would be the band’s downfall.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
But the downfall in question is constant and torrential and suddenly everyone around is sealed inside his or her house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
McCarthy rode the furor created by his speech to the heights of political celebrity, and ultimately to his own downfall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Katherine III. Katherine III. Who would have thought that she, among the least important to him, would prove the Theorem's downfall?
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Whether any of these downfalls will result in a re-examination of how men treat women writ large looks less likely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
But one of the downfalls certainly has been how divisive some of the language is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
There are warnings of further heavy downfalls into Saturday.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
The four-part series chronicles Beckham’s early beginnings, career highlights, career downfalls and family life through interviews with Beckham and old footage.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2023
Passing over numerous downfalls and rapids, by immense exertions the party, at the end of seventy-two hours, got almost in sight of the fort.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by William Henry Giles Kingston
