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

That deal, which attorneys characterized as verbal in nature, fell apart on the last day of trial and ended with a shouting match in the judge’s chambers, defense attorneys for Anthony testified. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

After trade talks fell apart with Canada, there are now 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products set to go into effect. — NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

As the wildly unpopular deportation operation continued, the cases Boutros’ office charged soon began to fall apart in court. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

But the process falls apart when a company has to scale up, delegate, or is mostly remote. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for fall apart

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