fall apart

Example Sentences

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Within weeks, the prosecutor’s marquee case would quietly fall apart.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

“When cases begin to fall apart after being advanced so publicly, it is fair to ask whether the process itself was flawed from the outset.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A deal with McCormick could come within weeks, assuming the talks don’t fall apart, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

They added these extraordinary efforts to hide his identity began to fall apart in September 2000, after he was charged with defacing a billboard in New York.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

I can't be in that place, because every time I allow myself to think about my last day there, I fall apart.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan