How to Use fall apart in a Sentence

fall apart

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  • 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
  • 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
  • Many kids who fall apart at the door recover soon after their parents leave.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • Russet potatoes will work instead of Yukon gold but are more likely to fall apart.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • The two have held talks in recent months, and a deal could still be delayed or fall apart, according to the report.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But if it is granted, the deal tends to fall apart before the underlying case can go to trial.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Now to the other end of the barbell, with the software name that continued as a growth stock as most software stocks fell apart.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • If Latu isn’t a game-changer up front, Indy’s defense will fall apart at the point of attack.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • And a business that is not ready falls apart under that scrutiny, dragging out the process or killing it entirely.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But now the story has fallen apart, and Fox is barely interested.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • However, this promise can fall apart if the material itself fails too soon.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
  • In marketing, the brief has always been where strategy crystallizes or falls apart.
    — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • She’d been forced to move into her dad’s house in Ohio since her life fell apart in the spring, in no small part because of Donnie.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The group held it together well enough in the first two games of the series to secure wins but fell apart in Thursday’s finale.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • Storms early Thursday should weaken as the morning system falls apart and moves east, leading to what could be the hottest day of the week.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Here’s music that doesn’t just deal with pain but structurally simulates it—music about falling apart that falls apart itself.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Checkpoints built in from the beginning so nothing quietly fell apart in a spreadsheet somewhere.
    — Desiree’ Stapleton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The Raptors, where DeRozan began his career, could turn to him if the Leonard trade were to fall apart.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Gordon is written as a kind of crusader, one who seems doomed to be alone after his relationship with his ex-fiancée falls apart.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • Stardrum’s brushwork, sounding like a steam engine at low speed, keeps things from falling apart, but doesn’t put anything together, either.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026
  • If Colombia were reduced to 10 men, the entire plan against Argentina would fall apart.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Whatever made the discussions fall apart, Meta still wants to tap into the prediction market craze.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 30 June 2026
  • Moscow, of course, could have wide domestic backing and a stable economy and still be forced to settle if its military starts to fall apart.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
  • Paramount also faces a $7-billion breakup penalty if the blockbuster deal ultimately falls apart.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Should the deal fall apart entirely, Paramount would owe WBD a $7 billion breakup fee.
    — Sara Salinas, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • However, things quickly fall apart when Emilio doesn’t have the money the kidnappers expected.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • Over the years, old plastic can yellow and become brittle, a sign that the product is degrading and quite literally falling apart.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
  • Controlling every detail as if the universe might fall apart without supervision.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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