downfall

Example Sentences

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That downfall culminated in Steve Tilson in charge of the club as they dropped out of the Football League in 2011.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

Still, the post-Oscar slump exists nonetheless, fueled by a world that enjoys building people up before laughing at their downfall.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

For the Mirage, the push to commercialize hastened its downfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Just as in Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s downfall, or as in Russia in the first days after the revolution, the evaporation of an established order left a power vacuum.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith