How to Use downfall in a Sentence

downfall

noun
Definition of downfallnext
Synonyms for downfallnext
  • Their downfall was the result of several bad decisions.
  • Bad decision-making was their downfall.
  • But Take Note The only downfall is the size of the tube.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Its downfall is the brioche, which ended up soggy and mushed in the bag.
    — Amanda Finnegan, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The downfall of the Tigers began in the first inning, when Manning and Ibáñez teamed up to let the Rays take a 3-0 lead.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And some of them may be critical enough to lead to their downfall.
    — Yec, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In a year where so many lamented the creative downfall of rap, Ganger came along to prove all of them wrong.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2023
  • That’s a downfall for the current glut of social-justice docs.
    — Armond White, National Review, 23 June 2023
  • The crash signaled the start of the Great Depression, which led to the downfall of his presidency.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • His downfall came when he was convicted for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • As the moon and Jupiter clash, overconfidence can be your downfall!
    — USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Some of the arguments that McCarthy’s downfall was the fault of Democrats seem to have been lodged from Cloudcuckooland.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Majors then sounded acutely aware that his rapid new fame carried the risk of a downfall.
    — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The rise and downfall of a predatory grifter who was responsible for the Ku Klux Klan’s ascent to power in the 1920s.
    — Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • Instead, the 222-page lawsuit alleged, the show caused the company’s downfall.
    — Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
  • Though Jones has the weapons this season, a downfall is Jones’ experience.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s how ballooning debt and a standoff with the Teamsters union led to Yellow’s downfall.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Back in 1990, the downfall of European pop duo Milli Vanilli seemed like an open-and-shut case of disgrace.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
  • But given all of the moving parts, another long-term angle telling the story of the legendary stable’s downfall is the best route to take.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • After helping to fuel Trump’s rise, Christie has now set out to author his downfall.
    — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • Kramer’s struggles with substance abuse contributed to the band’s rapid downfall.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • At times, the administration has suggested that the war would end with the downfall of Vladimir Putin -- regime change in Russia.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Leaders from other startups were quick to weigh in on the company’s downfall.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 25 June 2023
  • Josh Logue, 18, sent his drone out on Saturday morning to capture flood waters from the downfall in the rural area.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • Over-the-top storytellers who only talk about their successful deeds and not their downfalls.
    — Vulture, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Their downfall came on the glass, where an SDSU team that has struggled to rebound all season had a dominant 43-28 edge.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • That triggered a chain of events that eventually caused its downfall.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
  • What was the root of the bank’s downfall? 3 OF 8 Conflict in Sudan has disrupted the supply of an item used in producing soft drinks, red wine and other stuff.
    — Daniel Akst, wsj.com, 6 May 2023
  • Where the first movie was set amidst the insane success of ’80s Wall Street, the follow-up plays on the downfall of the stock market and global financial catastrophe.
    — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But that bro-down with Brandon foreshadowed an epic downfall.
    — Martin Holmes, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'downfall.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: