is crumbling
- present progressive of crumble (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But it does suggest that the movement is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
It was Clouseau, or whichever character he was playing, who was trying to maintain his dignity and failing miserably but trying to hold on to a sense of self and composure while everything is crumbling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Everything built of concrete is crumbling, whether in the U.S.,
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
The country’s infrastructure is crumbling, and the state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, is in ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
“The house is crumbling at the edges these days, but it’s clean, and most of the walls stay up.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
