crumbling

Example Sentences

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The new rich zip past crumbling neoclassical townhouses on Havana's famous seaside Malecon boulevard in SUVs.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

When I met Andreina outside a crumbling building on Saturday, she told me her son and partner were still trapped inside, along with her partner's mother, father, grandparents and sister.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

The disaster left thousands sleeping outdoors, flattened neighborhoods from Caracas’s tightly packed districts to the ocean-view communities on the Caribbean, and exposed the country’s crumbling emergency-response system after years of economic collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

A video showed parts of the airport terminal’s roof crumbling and check-in areas covered with bricks and debris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The Second World War changed the world order: Empire was crumbling, and a vocal Nigerian elite, mostly from the South, had emerged.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie