How to Use crash and burn in a Sentence

crash and burn

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• The woke stuff, says Bret, is of the second kind, and will crash and burn.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Nov. 2021
• Then, the Speaker must take the hit and pass through the days and weeks of crash and burn.
  — Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
• That sugar overload can cause your blood sugar to spike, then crash and burn.
  — Claire Gillespie, SELF, 5 Jan. 2022
• Yes, the Penguins could crash and burn, and not even make the playoffs.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
• Win hearts, stir drama, charm the nation—or crash and burn while trying.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
• But few could imagine how Barisone and Kanarek would soon clash and crash and burn.
  — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2022
• Trump has already seen one high-profile nominee crash and burn.
  — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
• This time around, they’re seemingly equipped with the depth to at least avoid such a tremendous crash and burn.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
• That can't be said about individual stocks, which can crash and burn and never bounce back.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2022
• People would not have blamed the early investors for jumping ship as the tech sector seemed ready to crash and burn.
  — Eric Satz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
• When those plans crash and burn, his character is resigned to selling real estate from then on.
  — Gene Seymour, CNN, 27 May 2022
• That move has been additional fuel for those who have been waiting for Williams to crash and burn.
  — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• Time will tell if Antigravity manages to take off, or if the brand is destined to crash and burn.
  — PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
• While Wednesday's vote is expected to crash and burn, there could be a compromise in the works.
  — Rick Klein, ABC News, 11 May 2022
• After the death of a friend took a toll on her emotional health and wellness, Das started to feel the crash and burn.
  — Brittney Oliver, Essence, 28 May 2021
• Capitalism is not about to crash and burn, and allow socialism to sprout from its rubble.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2022
• And seeing a successful romance felt just as good as watching another crash and burn.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 18 Feb. 2022
• That doesn't hold for individual stocks, which can crash and burn and never recover.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2023
• Some trailblazers crash and burn, leaving lessons for fast-followers, guiding them which paths to avoid and which to embrace.
  — Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• That’s a good example of wanting immersion at the gameplay level, and how the best intentions could crash and burn.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• His observations came from watching hundreds of early-stage companies crash and burn.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
• Those persons closest to the crash and burn, for instance, could receive north of $70,000 per person.
  — Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
• Depression caper bears the distinction of being fall’s first Oscar hopeful to crash and burn.
  — Vulture, 7 Oct. 2022
• Bad deals by inexperienced investors who poured into the industry risk a serious crash and burn.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2023
• Most people never ask…You’ve got to be willing to crash and burn with people on the phone, with starting a company, with whatever.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
• However, each time this tale progresses, the movie cuts away once more, to one of two stories that try desperately to express these very same themes, but crash and burn in the process.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
• At least the Oracle of Omaha doesn’t expect an aging Maverick to crash and burn.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 20 May 2022
• This is incredibly important because your business can crash and burn without a good foundation, which can cost you a lot financially.
  — Lyanne Alfaro, refinery29.com, 11 May 2022
• While some trends will inevitably crash and burn only to pop back up a decade or two later, others, particularly those in the world of luggage and travel gear, are a bit more timeless.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
• The album’s emotional palette fluidly shifts between defiant bravado and glum recognition that the big dream was more than likely to crash and burn.
  — Jesse Adams, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025