gone under
Example Sentences
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“The downside is that scores of nonprofit preschools have gone under after losing their 4-year-olds.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
What City have been good at doing, which has gone under the radar, is selling players very successfully.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
It was one of several large retailers—Rite Aid, Party City and craft-supply company Joann were others—that have gone under since 2024 and vacated thousands of stores across the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
American tastes changed, and, by the end of World War II, many of the tile companies had gone under.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
Once a boat has gone under, you can’t bail it no more.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
