How to Use undoing in a Sentence

undoing

noun
  • His quick temper helped lead to his undoing.
  • My quick temper was my undoing.
  • The incident resulted in her undoing.
  • Then again, some Democrats in the state think that could be his undoing.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 9 May 2018
  • In the end, that approach led to her undoing.
    — Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In the end, that approach led to her undoing.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Their bullpen, perhaps, is the thing that will cause their undoing.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cipriani would prove to be his undoing.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • What makes the games good, after all, is the threat of losing and undoing.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
  • That Leonard played all of nine games should have been the Spurs’ undoing.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Sarah warns Rudy that his need to never back down from a fight could be his undoing.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
  • As for any salt, fresh water is its quiet undoing.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
  • That was where Woods’s go-for-broke approach was his undoing.
    — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Far from bringing in a posse, the emails would prove to be the new police chief’s undoing.
    — New York Times, 31 May 2021
  • Indeed, there is more than a little bit of irony here, as both men’s strengths proved to be their undoing.
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
  • And yet the cruel undoing of these young people keeps falling off the front pages.
    — Amy Wallace, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Chasing the elusive onion skin out of the chai was my greatest undoing.
    — Monita Soni, al, 25 Nov. 2019
  • This quality, though, might have led to his undoing.
    — Graham Womack updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The Bullpen pitched solid, but the lack of offense was the undoing.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
  • Her undoing was Cory scheming and flipping the vote against her.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023
  • As with the first meeting, the third quarter proved to be the Sparks’ undoing.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • There are a few things that he's done which are part of his principles, which are also part of his undoing.
    — Chris Giles, CNN, 17 May 2018
  • Kho increased his lead to four shots and made the turn at 8 under, but the back nine proved to be his undoing.
    — Steve Rogers, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2021
  • In the end, that same timing may be the reason for the hospital’s undoing.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
  • And there's constant like, undoing of images.
    — Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The first that comes to mind is, of course, one of an anchor’s own doing — and his ultimate undoing.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the toys on view reflect decades of wear, with time and young hands wearing down fabric and undoing stitches.
    — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Yet the growth trajectory faces an undoing of its own making.
    — Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Toothaker's good fortune was part of Koo's undoing.
    — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The downfall of wood The wood that made the cars desirable was also their undoing.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 19 July 2025

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