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death, destruction, ruin, ruination, undoing
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Begelman was neither the first nor the last in a long line of Hollywood satraps who’ve triggered their own downfall. — Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, "Les Moonves, Kevin Tsujihara and the Art of Hollywood Self-Sabotage," 23 Aug. 2019 The Beavers couldn’t stop the run last year and a big reason behind the downfall was a porous defensive line. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon State defensive tackle LaMone Williams motivated to make his sixth year the best year: Day 12 recap," 14 Aug. 2019 Fenerbahçe were then the architects of their own downfall, with both first half substitutes combining as Thomas Müller picked Nabil Dirar's pocket inside the area, giving the Germany international a simple goal. — SI.com, "Bayern Munich 6-1 Fenerbahçe: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Reds Cruise to Book Cup Final With Spurs," 30 July 2019 England contributed to their own downfall with a comedy of errors for both goals in extra-time with John Stones and Ross Barkley at fault as Kyle Walker's own goal and Quincy Promes's tap in sent Holland into the final. — Kieran Canning, chicagotribune.com, "The Netherlands outclass England to reach Nations League final," 6 June 2019 In a bitter twist, the zebra has been one of the inadvertent architects of its own downfall as its droppings act as fertilizer and its grazing helps the seeds spread. — Peter Schwartzstein, National Geographic, "An invasive, thorny tree is taking over Africa—can it be stopped?," 9 Apr. 2019 The four-star admiral set to become the Navy’s top officer on Aug. 1 will instead retire, an extraordinary downfall prompted by what Navy Secretary Richard Spencer called poor judgment regarding a professional relationship. — chicagotribune.com, "Four-star admiral set to lead the Navy will instead retire; bad judgment regarding a professional relationship cited," 8 July 2019 And in Chiefs lore, this would have been a fitting downfall to crush a brilliant season. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Exorcism," 13 Jan. 2019 Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald puts NCAA football's attendance problem and really society's eventual downfall in perspective: Phones. — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "Pat Fitzgerald’s rant about cellphone obsession made the Northwestern football coach an unwitting viral sensation. Here are more of his memorable quotes.," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'downfall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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