meltdown

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Rick suffers a meltdown, haunted by the hit he can’t escape.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In 1959, there was a partial meltdown of the core in one of the lab’s nuclear reactors that is considered among the worst nuclear accidents in U.S. history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The New York metro region suffered a transportation meltdown Monday as union workers for the Long Island Rail Road stayed off the job for a third day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Last night, after we left a session of swimming at the YMCA, Salmon had a meltdown when we tried to go for sushi and learned that there was a 40-minute wait.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

If Mother had a meltdown over the tiny cut on my knee, I can’t imagine what she will do when she sees this one.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson