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
Part of the thrill of theater is its immediacy and, along with it, the potential for something to fall to pieces.
From New York Times • May 27, 2020
The schedule that worked perfectly for you, your spouse and your kids last week might fall to pieces this week.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2020
But oxygen tends to make organic molecules fall to pieces.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
