fell apart
Example Sentences
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He bucked a trend when his own batting form improved while the team fell apart around him.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
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
The two sides were close to a settlement last week, but discussions fell apart at the last minute.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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
Then that fell apart, and we ended up moving to a neighborhood called Highlands North, a thirty-minute walk from H. A. Jack.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
