collapse

Example Sentences

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Tumbling mats had been spread out to cover part of the floor and I collapsed onto one of them.

From Literature

Then I did the math: Even if the company collapsed, I’d built relationships with celebrities and billionaires who could easily get me a six-figure job.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the fire, the flames reached the dome on the corner of the 19th Century building and the front wall collapsed to the ground.

From BBC

The rising average age has been driven by a collapse in the portion of first-time buyers under 25 to just 6%, having made up a quarter of those buying their first homes in the 1990s.

From BBC

The result was a surge in imports and a collapse in the price of tradable goods such as electronics, apparel and furniture.

From MarketWatch