fell apart
Example Sentences
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His marriage fell apart, and his children were taken away by his ex-partner without warning.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The airline shut down operations after its efforts to gain relief from the U.S. government fell apart.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
That didn’t happen in this case, though, and the ash devil eventually just fell apart.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Unlike the alliances of the early 2010s, which quickly fell apart, Jezequel said, the current cooperation deal could last longer, even if its medium-term future might be uncertain.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
The fussy biochemical setup had taken weeks to perfect—except each time the ribosomes were caught, they crumbled and fell apart.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
