collapse
Example Sentences
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The previous few years had been marked by racial tensions, civil unrest, the collapse of both the aerospace industry and the real estate market, an exodus of corporations and a massive earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times
He took the album on the road at the end of that year but had to cancel a number of shows after he collapsed mid-song while performing at the New Theatre in Oxford.
From BBC
At the end of the hearing in Tunis, Gueblaoui asked for permission to embrace his mother, before collapsing into her arms, causing a stir in the courtroom.
From Barron's
He said that contrary to speculation on social media, there had been no bridge collapse.
From BBC
Sarvarov, 56, was a highly decorated officer who graduated from a tank command school in the waning years of the Soviet Union and served in the conflicts fueled by its collapse.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
