gone under

Example Sentences

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“The downside is that scores of nonprofit preschools have gone under after losing their 4-year-olds.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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

Compatriot Diribe Welteji and American Heather MacLean have both also gone under four minutes in 2025, with Hunter Bell fourth-fastest in the line-up with a season's best time of 4:00.63.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 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

I hadn’t seen him in almost a year, since he’d gone under the sea to work at the Cydopes’ forges.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan