Explore Collapsed through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Collapsed meaning
simple past and past participle of collapse
Using Collapsed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of collapse
- In the example corpus, collapsed often appears in combinations such as: collapsed in, collapsed and, collapsed on.
Context around Collapsed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Collapsed
- In this selection, "collapsed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suddenly, bridges, bridge, building, buildings and structure stand out and add context to how "collapsed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a collapsed drain is, a roof collapsed in east and collapsed building. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "collapsed" sits close to words such as devastating, engineers and executives, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with collapsed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Abi’s pregnancy had been going smoothly until she suddenly collapsed at 37 weeks along. (15 words)
According to reports received here, four bridges collapsed in Siwan while one bridge collapsed in Saran district. (17 words)
After the National Republicans collapsed, the Whig Party and the Free Soil Party quickly formed and collapsed. (17 words)
In a viral video with the caption, “This block just collapsed at Sango Police Barracks, Ibadan, Oyo State,” posted on Twitter by one Miss Urie Keshia, the collapsed structure is in front of a residentiathree-storyey building. (37 words)
If it destroy property, he shall restore whatever it destroyed, and because he did not make the house which he built firm and it collapsed, he shall rebuild the house which collapsed from his own property (i. (37 words)
By the setting of Snow Crash the United States and most other nation-states have collapsed because of hyperinflation ; in The Diamond Age, one character tells Miranda that they collapsed from the lack of tax revenue. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In a viral video with the caption, “This block just collapsed at Sango Police Barracks, Ibadan, Oyo State,” posted on Twitter by one Miss Urie Keshia, the collapsed structure is in front of a residentiathree-storyey building.
According to reports received here, four bridges collapsed in Siwan while one bridge collapsed in Saran district.
He confirmed that they were trapped in the collapsed building, explaining that a building on Otun Araromi in Orisa street suddenly collapsed from the top of the hill onto another building.
The images of collapsed or semi-collapsed buildings in urban areas suggested Tuesday's quake was more powerful than one in 1979 which razed a neighbourhood of the northern town of Shkoder, bordering Montenegro.
After the National Republicans collapsed, the Whig Party and the Free Soil Party quickly formed and collapsed.
By the setting of Snow Crash the United States and most other nation-states have collapsed because of hyperinflation ; in The Diamond Age, one character tells Miranda that they collapsed from the lack of tax revenue.
If it destroy property, he shall restore whatever it destroyed, and because he did not make the house which he built firm and it collapsed, he shall rebuild the house which collapsed from his own property (i.
Yet, their government collapsed in late 1992, and was succeeded by a technocratic team put forward by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), which served until 1994 when it also collapsed.
A beloved doctor collapsed and appeared to be near death in the final moments of the 'Grey's Anatomy' season 19 finale.
Abi’s pregnancy had been going smoothly until she suddenly collapsed at 37 weeks along.
A body was found Tuesday in the rubble of a collapsed building in Paris six days after it was destroyed by an explosion and a fire, a source close to the case told AFP.
A chunk of plaster in the ceiling of the living room of an independent house in Uttan collapsed, claiming the life of a 46-year-old woman and leaving four members of her family on Friday.
A coastguard has issued a warning to holidaymakers to stop digging huge holes, after a young boy nearly died when his sandy excavation collapsed on him.
A collapsed drain is the cause of major disruption at Lancaster bus station where Stagecoach have closed some bus stands.
A college football player at Mississippi’s Jackson State University collapsed with cardiac arrest after complaining of stomach pains on Wednesday, according to reports.
A construction worker who was crushed and killed after a roof collapsed in East London has been named for the first time today (Thursday, December 21).
A dejected Somchai Saensuk looks out through his collapsed house wall at construction laborers clearing away the rubble.
Aerial footage posted by The Weather Channel showed a heavily damaged area of Little Rock spanning several blocks with numerous homes missing roofs and walls, some of them collapsed, and overturned vehicles littering streets.
A father and daughter, a toddler and a 10-year-old girl were among survivors pulled from the ruins of collapsed buildings in the southern Turkish province of Hatay on Sunday.
A four-story under-renovation building collapsed at Armenian Street near ParryтАЩs Corner in Chennai Wednesday morning, trapping at least four workers who were inside the structure.
Phrases with collapsed
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with collapsed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- collapsed in 28×
- collapsed and 18×
- collapsed on 13×
- collapsed at 12×
- the collapsed 10×
- collapsed building 8×
- he collapsed 8×
- of collapsed 7×
- have collapsed 7×
- had collapsed 7×