Example Sentences

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Buildings have collapsed and roads are either cracked or buried in landslides.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Above all, its electric vehicle ambitions in North America have collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Data from the World Trade Organization shows that, since the conflict began, outbound shipments of fertiliser-related products through the waterway have collapsed.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Healing is impossible when the threat never stops and when schools and healthcare systems have collapsed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

His father must have collapsed back into sleep.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville