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
"I felt so sick, I was falling to pieces," she told Heart Radio after coming off stage.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021
Men bewildered me, so I obsessed over figuring out what they wanted and tried to become that, falling to pieces when it didn’t work.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2021
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
That’s the tape that holds her together and keeps her from falling to pieces.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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