fall apart

phrase

1

: disintegrate

The pie was falling apart as I served it.

2

: to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down

She began to fall apart when her son was imprisoned.

Examples of fall apart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Russet potatoes will work instead of Yukon gold but are more likely to fall apart. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Stardrum’s brushwork, sounding like a steam engine at low speed, keeps things from falling apart, but doesn’t put anything together, either. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026

Whatever made the discussions fall apart, Meta still wants to tap into the prediction market craze. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 30 June 2026

Things started to fall apart earlier this week, when the internet found out that Freddy had, in fact, been to America before. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for fall apart

• counterpart
• art
• cart
• carte
• chart
• dart
• fart
• haart
• mart
• part
• smart
• start