fall apart

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Plus, the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fall apart, and a chatbot relationship proves fatal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

A complex array of financial levers exist to help everyone involved, from lenders and investors down to the lowliest subcontractor, to minimize their exposure should things fall apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

If you try to separate them from the soil they just fall apart.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan