downfall

Example Sentences

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In a season where Arsenal lead the way in scoring from set-pieces, it may prove to be the downfall from City's perspective.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Means’s downfall has left Kennedy without a nominee he recently called “the most articulate, eloquent and erudite evangelist” for his movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

What ultimately led to her downfall, I think, were the separation of powers and the Fifth and Sixth amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

After the airstrikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian-Canadian Salar Gholami went to a rally in a Toronto suburb to celebrate the downfall of a leader he fiercely opposed.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

But, as we all know, You-Know-Who met his downfall in little Harry Potter.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling