collapse completely

Frequency: 7.510.8 per million words

To fall down or fail in a total manner.

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Examples (10)

  • The old barn collapsed completely during the earthquake.
  • Without the central support beam, the roof would collapse completely.
  • After days of heavy rain, the riverbank finally collapsed completely into the water.
  • His carefully constructed alibi is about to collapse completely under questioning.
  • The fragile coalition government collapsed completely after the vote of no confidence.
  • If we remove that one piece, the whole tower of blocks will collapse completely.
  • The financial market had collapsed completely by the end of the day.
  • Her argument collapses completely when you examine the new evidence.
  • Engineers feared the entire tunnel structure could collapse completely.
  • The ancient empire eventually collapsed completely due to internal conflicts.