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fell apart

VERB

disintegrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down collapse crumble

WEAK

break crack up go to pieces

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build

Example Sentences

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Stranger still, he knew the friends who had taken me in after everything fell apart — people who had become part of the story I told in the podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

At its heart, this is neither just a news story, nor just a major political scandal, but a saga of a relationship between a husband and wife that fell apart.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Just one game from returning to the locker room with a spot in the third round, he fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"This fear became reality on the evening of 11 May and the world of myself, and Ayrton's 10-year-old brother, then fell apart."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

And suddenly I fell apart, collapsed into a jelly of weariness.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck