How to use collapse in a sentence

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More sentences with collapse

• Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.From the entry german
• After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.From the entry power
• The dark ages began after the collapse of the Roman Empire.From the entry dark
• The construction flaw is incorrigible; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse.From the entry incorrigible
• The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse.From the entry detonate
• When she touched the artifact, it collapsed into a heap of fine dust.From the entry fine
• His fantastic post-college plans had all collapsed within a year of graduation.From the entry fantastic
• With the collapse of the government, there is a real danger the country will become a narco-state.From the entry narco-state
• The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era.From the entry bring about
• An excessive sink rate at touchdown can cause the aircraft's landing gear to collapse.From the entry sink
• Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.From the entry facility
• The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.From the entry on the brink of
• That rinky-dink shelf is likely to collapse if you fill it with books.From the entry rinky-dink
• I ran in the marathon to exhaustion, then I collapsed and had to be carried away.From the entry exhaustion
• These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.From the entry barbarism
• The drunk staggered to the end of the bar before he collapsed.From the entry staggered
• We were jogging slowly in the park when, just like that, she collapsed.From the entry just like that
• The company's third loss warning in two years raises the spectre of eventual collapse and bankruptcy.From the entry raise the spectre
• The old building seemed to be on the point of collapse.From the entry on the point of
• The support pylon for the ski gondola collapsed because of ice-jacking.From the entry ice-jack
• Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest banks collapsed.From the entry seize up
• The hard landing caused the oleos to bottom out and the gear struts collapsed.From the entry bottom out
• I do not by any means blame the employees for the collapse of the company.From the entry by any means
• May the dysgenic social order collapse under the weight of its depravity and misdeeds.From the entry social order
• She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.From the entry all
• Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.From the entry mass
• As the Soviet Union collapsed, the party secretaries in the Central Asian republics found themselves leaders of newly-established sovereign countries.From the entry secretary
• The Greek Dark Ages began after the Bronze Age collapse.From the entry dark
• Profits are only up right now because they slashed overhead, but employee morale and product quality have collapsed too.From the entry slash
• Her adulterous behavior led to the collapse of the marriage.From the entry adulterous

Meaning of collapse

1. verb To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
2. verb To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
3. verb To fold compactly.

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Questions about collapse in a sentence

How do you use collapse in a sentence?

Collapse is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The wall collapsed when it was hit by the wrecking ball.”

What is a short sentence with collapse?

“in a state of nervous collapse”

What does collapse mean?

Collapse means to break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.