Examples of 'downfall' in a sentence
Meaning of "downfall"
Downfall refers to the complete or sudden collapse or decline of something or someone, often due to a significant failure or a series of mistakes or shortcomings. It is used to describe a drastic or disastrous downfall in various contexts, such as the downfall of an empire, a political leader, a company, or a person's reputation. This phrase emphasizes the dramatic and often irreversible nature of the decline
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- A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
- The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
- An act of falling down.
- To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
How to use "downfall" in a sentence
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Women will be the downfall of this place.
The downfall of a great love is immensely sad.
Drinking being the downfall of the leading man.
His downfall came suddenly and unexpectedly.
It will lead to the downfall of human civilization.
But you did not come to see my downfall.
The downfall comes from the tires.
You look like the downfall of society.
Thetys downfall washes away all enchantment.
Your great heart will be your downfall.
Then came the downfall of the monster.
Greed and vaulting ambition was their downfall.
Its main downfall was a shared unidirectional bus.
Information that might ensure his downfall.
He could be the downfall of your whole case.
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What happened on the honeymoon boat was to be my downfall.
Career will be the downfall of this relationship.
His madness will cause his downfall.
To bring about the downfall of the republic.
And one dayn it will be his downfall.
Their downfall was when they started.
That will be the cause of your downfall.
This leads to the downfall of his career.
I know that she might cause my downfall.
It was on his downfall and how he arose from it.
You bring about your own downfall.
Bringing their downfall with my own hands.
This road will lead to our downfall.
I think the downfall was the fact.
Do not laugh at her shame and downfall.
Hitler my part in his downfall by spike milligan.
I used to think that would be his downfall.
His one downfall is that he is always late.
You will be contributing to the downfall of a saint.
Probably her downfall when you think about it.
But we are greatly responsible for his downfall.
When the diary the downfall of berlin.
This one in particular proved to be her downfall.
The only downfall of playing on the football team.
This humble task was the start of my downfall.
The major reason was a downfall in the building industry.
I thought you could document our downfall.
Honesty is clearly the downfall of civilization.
One spectacularly botched operation was his downfall.
My downfall was not caused by my way of thinking.
Let us work together for her downfall.
To shoot the downfall of the establishment.
This idea will bring your downfall.
This could be the downfall of you and yours.
The banks began to plot his downfall.
