How to Use fall apart in a Sentence

fall apart

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  • An old drawer can also start to fall apart as the glue fails or the wood shrinks.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • This may have been one of our worst ideas based purely on how quickly the stock fell apart.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • One little chunk of financing falls out and the whole thing falls apart.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The two fall apart when people are working hard on things that don't move the needle.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Get that transition wrong, and the whole concept falls apart.
    — New Atlas, 13 July 2026
  • You are allowed to fall apart in the car and then walk back into the house and keep going.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Cook for 20 minutes, or until the squash falls apart when pierced with a fork.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Milton's kicker appeared to be caught off guard, and the play fell apart on a turnover on downs.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Many kids who fall apart at the door recover soon after their parents leave.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The conditions largely echo the ones agreed to in the June deal that fell apart.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • There’s more of a weakness in men, that when things fall apart, men isolate and withdraw from the world more.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2026
  • But the deal fell apart when lawmakers couldn’t agree on a solution.
    — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Shoes that are falling apart aren’t going to support someone else’s feet.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That long-standing arrangement is now at risk of falling apart.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Rays bullpen fell apart in the eighth inning as the Brewers scored six runs.
    — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Fifty years later, one of their daughters tries to understand where things fell apart.
    — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • If this stuff has managed to stick around, why then is Wilson’s own home falling apart?
    — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But everything fell apart in 2023, his third year in the league.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For this recipe, simmer them whole, with the skins on, until very tender but not falling apart.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The respite quickly fell apart, and attacks on shipping resumed.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The only clue is a group chat that fell apart somewhere between third period and the bus ride home.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Russet potatoes will work instead of Yukon gold but are more likely to fall apart.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • If Iceland votes yes, things could still fall apart in the months-long talks to reach a formal agreement.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The cone’s spikelike axis remains on the branch after the mature cone falls apart.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Her departure is not guaranteed and the talks could fall apart, the people said.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Several cars went onto pit road, and that's when the day started to fall apart for Palou.
    — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cotton, which is not only soft and breathable, but won’t fall apart after a few washes.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The sender's email address exposes the scam Here's where the message falls apart.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That agreement fell apart months later when Sora was shuttered.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

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