was collapsing
- past progressive of collapse.
Example Sentences
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When the act was passed, the Vietnam War was unwinding, and Richard Nixon’s presidency was collapsing in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The World Wide Web emerged just as the Soviet Union was collapsing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Probably the only thing that would worry investors is if it looked like the labor market was collapsing — an outcome hardly anyone predicts.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
Standing, even as most of the rest of the team was collapsing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
He was his idling car motor as he looked, looked, looked — observing with some satisfaction how almost impossible it was to tell from the outside of the building that inside it was collapsing.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
