come apart

phrase

variants or come apart at the seams

: to break into parts or pieces : fail or be in very bad condition

This table is coming apart.

an old house that is coming apart at the seams

—often used figuratively

a coalition that is coming apart

Their marriage is coming apart at the seams.

Examples of come apart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Andrew Haigh has built a career watching people at the precise moment their lives come apart — and finding, in the wreckage, something close to grace. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Advertisement Max shakes his head, watching the story that drove his entire revenge plot come apart. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

The training runs out at exactly the point where the patient's interest and the employer's interest come apart. — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

That’s probably a trip for Future, knowing that people gravitate to the sensation of listening to him come apart at the seams. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for come apart

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