fell apart

Example Sentences

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That didn’t happen in this case, though, and the ash devil eventually just fell apart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

On Tuesday, the Mets lost when combustible relief pitcher Devin Williams fell apart again, allowing Minnesota a go-ahead run and walking in a fifth run for kicks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But over and over those accusations fell apart under scrutiny.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

"My world didn't wobble – it fell apart," Mel says.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Experiments of the German Gerhard Schramm, first published in 1944, reported that TMV particles in mild alkali fell apart into free RNA and a large number of similar, if not identical, protein molecules.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson