fall from grace

Idioms  

1. Experience reduced status or prestige, cease to be held in favor, as in The whole department has fallen from grace and may well be dissolved entirely. This expression originally alluded to losing the favor of God. Today it is also used more loosely, as in the example. [Late 1300s]

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Example Sentences

For hundreds of years, readers have interpreted Satan's descent in the Divine Comedy as a spiritual fall from grace.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

There’s a lot more to Beyond Meat’s fall from grace than just falling sales and mounting losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Tiger Woods' latest fall from grace poses questions for the future running of men's professional golf as well as the personal life of the 15-time major champion.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Martin’s fall from grace has been swift but not particularly surprising.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

The strange thing was, the girl’s fall from grace ought to have pleased Mariam, brought her a sense of vindication.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini