downfall

Example Sentences

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When the first movie came out, I was an assistant editor at New York magazine, working in a thriving industry on the cusp of a digital revolution that would ultimately prove to be its downfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

What ultimately led to her downfall, I think, were the separation of powers and the Fifth and Sixth amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Both the US and UK had recessions that lasted from 1973 to 1975, with the crisis contributing to the downfall of Ted Heath's Conservative government in 1974.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

After the airstrikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian-Canadian Salar Gholami went to a rally in a Toronto suburb to celebrate the downfall of a leader he fiercely opposed.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

However, as we have seen, classical general relativity predicts its own downfall.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking