falling to pieces
Example Sentences
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“GARDENING IN A WAR ZONE” is a powerful and moving short documentary about cultivating hope and the beauty of nature even as your world is falling to pieces.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024
He said there had been "token investment" which had seen "lamppost banners, rusty planters and benches" put in place around the town, but they were now "falling to pieces".
From BBC • May 15, 2022
After reading his review of the 2019 Maserati Quattroporte GTS GranSport one imagines the car simply falling to pieces under the weight of Neil’s judgement.
From Fox News • Dec. 31, 2019
Venezuela, a country that once hoped for wealth and a bright future with its oil reserves and natural resources, is falling to pieces.
From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2019
Dreedle was out, and General Peckem was in, and General Peckem had hardly moved inside General Dreedle’s office to replace him when his splendid military victory began falling to pieces around him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
