fall apart

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

But geopolitical strategists are keeping an eye on movement in the Middle East and in Washington, D.C., that could suggest this fragile truce could fall apart.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

An all-stock deal could come within weeks, assuming the talks don’t fall apart, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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

Watching a love that he really believed in fall apart wasn’t playing out well for us.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera