collapse from

Frequency: 6.56.1 per million words

Used for a person falling ill due to a cause (e.g., exhaustion, a heart attack).

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Examples (10)

  • She suddenly collapsed from a heart attack.
  • After running the marathon, the athlete collapsed from sheer exhaustion.
  • The old man nearly collapsed from the extreme heat during the heatwave.
  • He hadn't eaten all day and eventually collapsed from hunger.
  • It's dangerous to hike in the desert; you could collapse from dehydration.
  • The witness collapsed from shock after seeing the accident.
  • Working 18-hour days, she was on the verge of collapsing from stress.
  • The patient collapsed from a sudden drop in blood pressure.
  • If his fever gets any higher, he might collapse from the illness.
  • The soldier collapsed from a combination of fatigue and heat stroke.