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

Theme parks have also gone under the cultural microscope as sensitivities have changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

What City have been good at doing, which has gone under the radar, is selling players very successfully.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

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