Below you will find example sentences with "fell apart". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Fell Apart in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: apart
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 3
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 21.9 words

Words in this phrase

fell apart

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • fell can mean: To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. Frequent word
  • apart can mean: Placed separately (in regard to space or time). Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

after everything fell apart 1× and bayern fell apart to concede 1× and everyone fell apart she started 1× and he fell apart as the 1× away side fell apart losing their 1× bala fell apart at the 1× bridges family fell apart over christmas 1× deal dramatically fell apart last week 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a planned plea 1× a proposal to 1× a terrified keegan 1× along her journey 1× archer arrived to 1× bala fell apart 1×

Common sentence endings:

all fell apart 1× another little girl 1× apart for good 1× apart in july 1× apart last week 1× audience was crying 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

plea 3× gun 2× year 2× gas 2× hunter 2× deal 2× last 2× bayern 2× marriage 2× doesn 2× relationship 2× crying 2×

Related phrases

fell per falls apart feet apart minutes apart

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around apart:

falls apart 5× feet apart 4× minutes apart 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

feet wide feet tall feet long feet away feet apart feels good

Just after it in the phrase index:

fell per fellow musician felony charges felony count felony counts felony possession

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

fell per

Same ending:

falls apart feet apart minutes apart

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "fell apart" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 21.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as after everything fell apart, and bayern fell apart to concede, plea, gun and year stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with fell per, falls apart, feet apart, falls apart, feet apart and minutes apart, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with fell apart

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

And BC’s offensive gameplan fell apart. (7 words)

Cole's marriage fell apart in the middle of it all. (11 words)

In reality, she had been alerted and the scheme fell apart. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Perhaps the most significant exchange between the two for viewers is a bit of exposition when Joel shares with Ellie the truth behind how the cordyceps pandemic really began and how quickly it all fell apart. (36 words)

Eddie Garrick's (Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges) family fell apart over Christmas when he was a kid, so he doesn't like the holiday anymore and he certainly doesn't believe in Santa Claus. (33 words)

His mother’s second marriage fell apart because they hadn’t called the cops on him when they should have and now he wants to ruin another little girl. (29 words)

Example sentences (20)

A terrified Keegan could see that his life was falling apart and he fell apart as the enormity of what he had done struck him hard.

Along her journey, which is advertised to her as the "Adventure of a Lifetime," she hopes to learn how to live and love again after everything fell apart.

And BC’s offensive gameplan fell apart.

A planned plea bargain to resolve tax-and-gun counts faced by the 53-year-old fell apart in July.

A proposal to switch to natural gas fell apart due to a failed attempt to get a gas pipeline through the Pinelands approved.

Archer arrived to speak to investigators as unearthed a of foreign influence violations Hunter could be charged with after his plea deal dramatically fell apart last week.

Bala fell apart at the end as substitutes Jordan Williams and Adrian Cieslewicz netted before Brobbel's second in stoppage time.

Bayern defender Josip Stanisic was at fault for Mainz's second and Bayern fell apart to concede a third.

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But when Azeem Hussain (16) was dismissed, the away side fell apart, losing their last nine wickets for just 48, to be all out for 108.

Cole's marriage fell apart in the middle of it all.

Eddie Garrick's (Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges) family fell apart over Christmas when he was a kid, so he doesn't like the holiday anymore and he certainly doesn't believe in Santa Claus.

Following explosive comments, the relationship between Kathy and fell apart for good.

Her world fell apart when she lost her job and her relationship broke down.

His mother’s second marriage fell apart because they hadn’t called the cops on him when they should have and now he wants to ruin another little girl.

Hunter Biden is set to go to trial in 2024 on charges relating to gun possession and filing false statements after a plea agreement fell apart earlier this year.

I can’t remember what song we did, and everyone fell apart—she started crying, the audience was crying.

In a statement emailed to the Tribune, Club Med said the deal fell apart because of “delays” to the project.

In reality, she had been alerted and the scheme fell apart.

Perhaps the most significant exchange between the two for viewers is a bit of exposition when Joel shares with Ellie the truth behind how the cordyceps pandemic really began and how quickly it all fell apart.

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