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

It’s been a weird few weeks for Mysaria, with Daemon’s influence rising and falling, and her plan to leverage Helaena’s pregnancy falling apart within moments. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Here’s music that doesn’t just deal with pain but structurally simulates it—music about falling apart that falls apart itself. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026

That fell apart in the 1979 Iranian Oil Crisis when companies that lost Iranian supplies cut off their customers, sending them into the market to buy up spot supplies, which soon dried up. — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Moscow, of course, could have wide domestic backing and a stable economy and still be forced to settle if its military starts to fall apart. — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for fall apart

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