crumbled
Example Sentences
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But the cluster of blue-paneled, four-story apartment buildings—constructed by a Turkish contractor—quickly crumbled into piles of twisted metal and plywood when the earthquakes rocked Venezuela’s northern coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Serve hot with crumbled Cotija cheese, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Given their poor run of results - two wins in nine - and faced with the task of dislodging the Kiwis on the road-like pitch and in extreme temperatures, England could have crumbled.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Daniela Oropeza, 34, who works in tourism and lives in the seaside community of Catia La Mar, said a district known as Playa Grande had crumbled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Brer grunted as crumbled leaves tumbled out of an opening near his head.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
