gone under

Example Sentences

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In the arena, I wouldn’t have gone under the stage to scoot around the scaffolding or noticed when someone in the second balcony missed the first half of “Skinny” because they were in the bathroom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

It was one of several large retailers—Rite Aid, Party City and craft-supply company Joann were others—that have gone under since 2024 and vacated thousands of stores across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Two World Cups have come and gone under Townsend.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

American tastes changed, and, by the end of World War II, many of the tile companies had gone under.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

We walked past Jimmy Cross’s command post, past the spot where Kiowa had gone under, down to where the field dipped into the marshland along the river.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien