fall to pieces
Example Sentences
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Comets can suddenly brighten in an outburst, fall to pieces or just fizzle out.
From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2023
Seeing Seydoux suddenly fall to pieces carries with it an honesty in how we all try to hold ourselves and our lives together until we simply cannot.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
When teachers have had enough, it will all fall to pieces.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023
“It’s a great power to be able to fall to pieces and put yourself back together bigger, better and stronger”
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
What she didn’t say was that Momma dumped me after my daddy died because it was easier—easier to fall to pieces without me to worry about.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
