fall apart

Example Sentences

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Maybe as the city seems to fall apart, she’ll find a leafy park or the back of a dingy bar that’s the right home for these strange, lonely yet hopeful songs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

BuzzFeed went public in 2021 through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, and things started to fall apart.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

"It was incredible to be able to talk to someone who wasn't family, who wasn't involved, and who could just be there, while I let myself fall apart with the grief of it."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Marriages fall apart for any number of reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“Things are gonna fall apart pretty quickly now,” he says.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman