Example Sentences

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Once everything had collapsed into a jammy, fragrant base, I added a splash of water and a little bouillon to loosen the sauce into something stew-adjacent before cracking eggs directly into the skillet.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Kobe Bryant, Odom’s Lakers teammate and Kardashian’s close friend, flew to Nevada to help her decide whether to proceed with surgery to fix Odom’s lung that had collapsed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

By Tuesday morning, that gap had collapsed to about $13 as the market digested Trump’s comment that the war would end “very soon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Her classroom was in a separate building from the main school and, through the windows, she saw a playground wall had collapsed so she instinctively gathered her pupils and led them out.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Matty woke at dawn to find himself still curled next to Kira in the place where they had collapsed together after struggling as far as they could into the evening.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry