collapse
Example Sentences
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In the early hours of Monday morning, a section of the Llangollen Canal collapsed, leaving a giant hole and gallons of water running into a nearby field.
From BBC
Blame Notre Dame’s leadership, not USC’s, for the collapse of one of one of the biggest rivalries in sports, not just college football.
From Los Angeles Times
A Serbian court dropped charges Wednesday against a former construction minister over the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people, citing a lack of evidence.
From Barron's
A narrowboat that was left teetering on the edge of a giant hole after part of a canal in Shropshire collapsed has been pulled to safety.
From BBC
The owner of a narrowboat hire company near the site of a collapsed canal embankment has said it will have a "massively negative effect" on business.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
