Example Sentences

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“The accident has taken him away from us … I am crumbling since the day of the crash.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2023

Others were smaller than I am, crumbling, trash-strewn.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015

The fact that I am alive, screaming, protesting with courage no matter how much I am crumbling inside, makes everyone angry.

From New York Times • May 30, 2013