fell apart
Example Sentences
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I’m less inclined to judge people from a distance after having met a man on Skid Row who said he fell apart after his young daughter drowned.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
His marriage fell apart, and his children were taken away by his ex-partner without warning.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The Journal viewed that email and others that Moffitt, Bergh and Wilson exchanged over the span of five days as the deal started to come together and then fell apart.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
But the official Chinese readout mentioned no such commitments — new phone, we’re sorry; Boeing who? — and even a minor trade deal to license U.S. meat imports, without guaranteeing them, immediately fell apart.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Later, when my friendship with Leo fell apart, Dad told me I had to keep flying into the wind.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
