fall to pieces
Example Sentences
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If piers were houses, most would have been condemned decades ago, or left to fall to pieces on their own.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
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
He's letting the quality of life fall to pieces and he thinks it's fine and dandy.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2017
Then, as Mother watched, his high spirits faded and he began to fall to pieces.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
