downfall

Example Sentences

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The musician predicted his downfall earlier in the week, admitting that his synth-driven track was "Marmite - you either love it or hate it".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

As well as campaigning against capital punishment and the obligatory headscarf for women, she has also regularly predicted the downfall of the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

From Barron's • May 10, 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

When the first movie came out, I was an assistant editor at New York magazine, working in a thriving industry on the cusp of a digital revolution that would ultimately prove to be its downfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Experience has shown that the power of both the Church and of Spain in Italy has been caused by France, and that her downfall has been brought about by the Church and by Spain.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli