14 example sentences using collapse.
Collapse used in a sentence
Collapse in a sentence as a noun
Being able to nest tabs and then collapse them is awesome.
Where do you think journalists and writers have left to go in the collapse of the news media?
First Duke Nukem, now Textmate... it's sad to see the vaporware industry collapse like this, isn't it?
The collapse of Zynga couldn't happen to a more deserving person.
You see, an engineer could design a bridge that doesn't collapse and lasts for thousands of years, but that's not the engineer's job.
No one is going to write you a beautiful eulogy if you collapse at work because you were so loyal to your paymasters.
Its been "known" for years amongst that community that the collapse is caused by pesticides. Bayer has done an amazing job keeping this labeled a "mystery".
Collapse in a sentence as a verb
Interesting post by a redditor about the bee collapse:---------------Ok, beekeeper, non-vegan here.
In light of the total collapse of privacy we've experienced recently, it's really sad that that seems perfectly rational.
I've been through that exact cycle, of building a portfolio of games, having some big hits fund growing the company, then taking on bigger projects before the inevitable collapse.
But it's increasingly difficult to get working vulcanizing fluid for patching after the economy collapses; that **** doesn't have an indefinite shelf life.
Here in post-collapse Argentina, I semi-regularly attend a free bike repair workshop run by a bunch of anarchists who occupied a pizzeria abandoned in the collapse, twelve years ago.
Since these programs are supported by an overwhelming majority of Canadians, the only way the cuts could be justified was if the alternative was national economic collapse a full blown crisis.
But most people who make the world run—who care for kids, who grow food, who would rebuild after natural disasters and societal collapse—will never be rich, no matter how hard or well they work, because society is constructed with only so much room on top.> I thought of the workers busting their backs lifting boxes at warehouses, while an electronic tracker yelled at them to work faster.
Collapse definitions
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
See also: prostration
a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
See also: flop
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
See also: crash
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
See also: burst
suffer a nervous breakdown
See also: crack
lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"