- present participle of crumble.
crumbling
Example Sentences
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"We will not allow any nation to determine our future. We will set our own course to keep building Canada strong for all," Carney said Friday, as negotiations for a bilateral trade deal were crumbling.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The crumbling girls' primary school which he gave me a tour of upsets him because the 62-year-old studied here from 1968 to 1973.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Neither of us felt particularly protected by the law of marriage, and both of us had trauma around the crumbling reality of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The first shock was the crumbling of the defending champ Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, who showed early signs that she wasn’t her expected top form, and then withered sadly in a time-trial stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Excellent,” giggled Mr. Peckleman, crumbling the thirty-two cards in his hand, wadding them up into one extremely flammable paper ball.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
