How to Use meltdown in a Sentence

meltdown

1 of 2 noun
  • After a long day at the beach, our toddler had a major meltdown in the car on the way home.
  • Changing her for the park led to a meltdown.
    — Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Two bad swings would lead to a complete meltdown.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • What if a client has a meltdown and threatens to pull the deal?
    — Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Cruz had a bit of a meltdown about wanting to catch more waves.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t use screens or food to calm every meltdown.
    — Dr. Mona Amin, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
  • We were warned, but who could have foreseen such an epic meltdown?
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But that hasn’t staunched a meltdown of late and 27 blown saves.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The mom protested, to no avail, which led the boy to a meltdown.
    — Gregory Burnett, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2021
  • And then came the eighth-inning meltdown.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Mets’ meltdown was a slow march to infamy.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And Chase had a meltdown late in the game and drew a penalty.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Sylvie is having a meltdown and has not shown her short film to anyone.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
  • So the real risk next weekend isn't a mass meltdown.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • And each time he's gone, Potato starts a meltdown.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Parents will have to be patient with their kids to avoid hissy fits and meltdowns.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Caregivers may be tempted to let kids win or even cheat to avoid meltdowns and tantrums.
    — Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
  • On top of the three-game bullpen meltdown, the offense has struggled for weeks.
    — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Patience is needed when change is slow, meltdowns don’t help.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Patience is needed when change is slow; meltdowns don’t help.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But the timing of this meltdown was brutal.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • And Libby got all these boy things and had this massive meltdown.
    — Good Housekeeping, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Likewise, be extra patient with your kids to avoid hissy fits and meltdowns.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Likewise, parents need to be patient with their kids to avoid meltdowns and hissy fits.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 July 2025
  • Hag, the Wolves clash is a chance to steady the ship and avoid a festive season meltdown.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • No fights between teens on who gets what, no argument about what to do, no meltdowns over meals.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This week, Kat had multiple meltdowns over bugs.
    — EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, the currency was on the slide and prices were soaring, but a full-on meltdown didn’t come.
    — Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
  • There was no late-game meltdown or bullpen collapse, no hand-wringing or nail-biting in the dugout.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021
  • Take the case of New York’s Oreos meltdown.
    — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

melt down

2 of 2 verb
  • Experts feared it would be melted down for its gold.
    — Ryan Brennan april 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • It is presumed to have been melted down and sold.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The starter would give the Angels a chance and the bullpen would melt down.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
  • The second scenario is that it is melted down for gold.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Some salvagers dug through piles of watches looking for gold to melt down and sell.
    — CNN, 10 May 2021
  • The golden treasure was all melted down.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That’s being able to face a person or a lawn sign and not completely melt down.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Make your own candles by melting down the wax and adding essential oils.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The nature of the jobs changed, but employment in the sector did not melt down.
    — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The finish is radiant and gives me a ‘lil glow but not shiny, and doesn’t crack, crease, or melt down.
    — Marie Lodi, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of being melted down or destroyed, the weapons were sold.
    — Joel Mosbacher, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The fat is then melted down, and any solid impurities are strained out of it.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Some experts fear the jewelry may have been melted down and sold on to avoid it being traced.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The secret is melting down pink Himalayan salt to combine it with maple syrup.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe it can be melted down to create something new and uplifting.
    — Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But to be used in transistors, pure silicon must be melted down.
    — Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Collector friends of mine have suspected that they were melted down, but who knows.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Though skeletal remains are missing, some objects had been burned or melted down.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Chris said the plates are melted down and reused for incoming ambassadors.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Once it's melted down, the water goes into the sewer system.
    — Doug Williams, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Water from the dam’s reservoir had been used to cool the reactors, which now could overheat and melt down if turned on.
    — Richard Engel, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Italy’s is almost ten percent smaller, and its financial system may be the next to melt down.
    — Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
  • The steel pieces will them be hauled to a salvage yard and melted down for use in future infrastructure projects.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
  • Forget chopping, just use a box grater to shred squash, garlic and onion to melt down into this delicious sauce.
    — Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2021
  • First, there was Jhoan Duran’s hug heard round the world, then Jax melted down in a blowout loss.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • At least the Scarlet Knights didn’t melt down until the final quarter.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025

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