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Example sentences for: crumbling

How can you use “crumbling” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

John F. Kennedy's election to the White House and the success of celebrities like Grace Kelly proved that the WASP establishment, which long impeded access to Irish-Americans, was crumbling.
By the time the Spaniards arrived in the early 16th century the jungle was reclaiming the pyramids; the richly painted murals of warriors, Mayan lords, animals, and gods were already crumbling and dissolving in the warm rain.
And only tax benefits, big ones, will persuade them to move into an ill-governed, crumbling capital city.
The former is a congested, lower-middle-class barrio with few attractions for visitors, although a walk along its dusty streets and crumbling façades can be an eye-opening experience.
The port area of Ampenan is crumbling and mostly disused, but the narrow streets of the old town are livelier.