crumbling

Example Sentences

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“We have crumbling infrastructure. We need new streetlights. We have parks that need investment. We need new sanitation trucks. We need more equipment for police and fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

On top of increasingly inaccessible hardware, Nvidia was now pushing AI-altered visuals, which many gamers suspected would only accelerate the industry’s crumbling job market by replacing human artists.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Harry Truman’s gut renovation of the crumbling executive mansion aimed to preserve the original feel of the White House’s public areas and living quarters.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

But it does suggest that the movement is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Down he spun, battling for air, in a flood that broke upon him like a crumbling mountain.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander