downfall

Example Sentences

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Whether any of these downfalls will result in a re-examination of how men treat women writ large looks less likely.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is a persuasive argument that it will be remembered as the moment his downfall became inevitable.

From BBC

Bringing it home is Sudeikis’ manner as he shares Ted’s folksy anecdote: it contains not a whit of vanity or gloating at his adversary’s downfall.

From Salon

Artificial intelligence may still be in its infancy, but this mainstay of the stock market rally now has investors worried it will be its downfall.

From Barron's

In a new documentary which charts her journey into motherhood, the singer says social media was the "downfall" of her mental health.

From BBC