How To Use Downfall In A Sentence

I do think one of the downfalls of diet drugs and appetite suppressants is that they still don't teach you how to eat.
The irony being, if Spurs do become legitimate contenders for the title and pip City to it, therefore Man City sponsor their own downfall. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
Second-place winner Nada Bader, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Crestwood Middle School, met her downfall with the word "conniption" - a fit of rage, hysteria or alarm. Times Leader News
But it was standing a bad debt for a friend that proved his downfall.
His pride may still be his downfall.

This darkly comic fable tells how the revenge plans for a New Year's Eve party go horribly wrong, as two wicked sisters plan the downfall of the third and most successful one.
The constant friction with his superiors probably hastened his downfall.
The downfall of the ILM was first and foremost the failure of its leadership - at all levels, in all affiliated organisations.
Hopefully, all the little ones and not so little, enjoyed their day off school and work due to the downfall of snow, last week.
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
Christ corrected, and the previous rise and downfall of the Man of Sin foretold. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
This Bush-appointed SCOTUS is going to contribute to our downfall — they have already legislated from the bench, and will continue to favor corporations and business over the people. Think Progress » ThinkFast: March 1, 2010
I worry that reality television will be the ultimate downfall of society altogether.
But I tell the doctor that as his members are clapping him, they are busy planning his downfall.
His resignation triggered a chain of events that led eventually to the downfall of the government.
Many people are understandably frustrated that we have yet to convert this warmonger's biggest crisis into his downfall.
There were a few heavy downfalls, but even they proved a boon to the indoor traders who did a roaring trade when the crowds scurried for shelter in the stands.
I can't attribute my downfall to narcissism and only to narcissism.
Nonetheless, his downfall was caused by his skullduggery in the context of the defeat in Vietnam.
Today Luzhkov named Medvedev's press secretary, Natalia Timakova, and a Kremlin ideologist, Vladislav Surkov, as plotters of his downfall. Moscow's ousted mayor in 'pro-democracy' campaign
People are quick to slap that label on you, and then just as eager to predict your downfall.
Downfalls include: Accidental harvest of antlered does (rare occurance, but it happens) and difficulty identifying button bucks. NY Hunting Regulations
It's a page out of the antievolution playbook: using evolutionary biology's own literature against it, selectively quoting from the likes of Stephen Jay Gould to illustrate natural selection's downfalls. A Disclaimer for Behe?
Ed 'dopey' Milliband is the most unpopular leader of a UK political party since Iain Duncan Smith and Labour are plotting his downfall already - a huge infight will take place in 2011/12. The coalition counts on blaming Labour for everything. Bad move| Rafael Behr
There was a certain amount of rough justice in his downfall.
Ego and self-aggrandizement oft seduce even highly evolved souls, and inevitably leads to downfall.
I think the WWE's heavy reliance on predictable storylines and HHH will be its downfall.
Jorgenson's downfall led to his return to England as a prisoner, and his committal to a Thames River prison hulk, Bahama, among fellow Danish officers.
Then suddenly there was a downfall of rain and they raced back only to be scolded by a frantic Sir Thomas.
The spinning reels of the tapes, so carefully observed, are further spinning wheels in Harry's circular downfall.
Yes, in fact his downfall is about halfway through I'd say. Has the Downfall of Mike Myers Truly Begun? « FirstShowing.net
Loss of public confidence underlay the financial and political crisis which precipitated the downfall of a system of government too little changed in its habits and priorities since the days of Louis XIV.
It was this that would eventually lead to his downfall.
But unlike in ordinary life, their tales of downfall are not treated with sniggers; they're treated with awe, a certain kind of humility, and sympathy and understanding.
Every hotel in the area is booked for election night as the media anticipate, some with glee, what might be the final act of his downfall.
Cruelly, it is his very kindness and thoughtfulness, his puppyish overeagerness to please, that is his downfall. Times, Sunday Times
It is possible to isolate a number of factors that contributed to her downfall.
In either case, true love had been the downfall of the Patterson brothers. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
The only downfall to the ear buds is that if the cord is moving a lot you get interference, but running the cord down your shirt fixes that problem. bomjumaku Properly Insert Earplugs For Better Protection | Lifehacker Australia
Overconfidence in their chances of taking the demoralised Army side proved to be the downfall of the Navy men.
Why was he dating someone whom his ancestors told him would only be his downfall?
It was previously announced that a decline in channel sales, as well as in site licences for large accounts, was the main reason for the downfall.
As a witness of the last days of this cruel and malevolent regime, Downfall is clear-eyed and unsentimental.
In other words, either trying to outwait the revolutionaries or imposing the Tiananmen solution risked the downfall of the economic empires of Egypt’s ruling groups. Michael Schwartz: The (Sometimes) Incredible Power of Nonviolent Protest
I'm oversensitive to the needs of my staff, that's always been my downfall --- too much sensitivity in every way. LOSING IT
Although he has made it clear he will not regard the motion as binding, such a defeat would be immensely damaging and could even lead to his downfall.
The failure of this scheme contributed to her eventual downfall.
People are quick to slap that label on you, and then just as eager to predict your downfall.
He describes her feeling of utter betrayal at the circumstances that led to her downfall.
After the cinereous satire, the irony and catharsis of downfallen feelings have been deepened, whose humor is full of fugitive feelings of escaping narration.
His greed was eventually his downfall.
However their short-sightedness will ultimately cause their own downfall.
But the high costs associated with holidaying in the republic are also thought to be a significant reason for the downfall.
Bentley's Miscellany at beginning of 1837, and commences “Oliver Twist”; Quarterly Review predicts his speedy downfall; pecuniary position at this time; moves from Furnival's Inn to Doughty Street; death of his sister-in-law Mary Hogarth; his friendships; absence of all jealousy in his character; habits of work; riding and pedestrianizing; walking in London streets necessary to the exercise of his art 49 Life of Charles Dickens
She was an unwilling participant in his downfall.
A sort of service lane led behind Bootha Street, allowing just enough width for lorries; but in these downfallen days, lorries had disappeared. A Rude Awakening
However, the manifold blunders and petty jealousies of this official are now producing such grievous results that his downfall is almost certain, and if his removal in disgrace from a position which he has proved himself totally unfit for be considered a satisfaction to those he has injured, why then I, among others, am morally assured of that amount of vengeance, at least. The Civil War In America
He had powerful enemies who engineered his downfall.
With Trifolium repens L. as the material, the essential oils was extracted from its bud, full and downfall flowers, and the volatile components in it were analyzed with GC/MS/DS.
Some might say the big screen, as much as anything else, contributed to his predecessor's downfall.
One of the downfalls of [CorporateConnect] was that it was all Web based.
The court believes that supernatural forces manipulated the downfall of this picture.
A.D. 58 he brought about the downfall of the former delator, P. Suillius. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
The lady has convinced herself (but no one else) that she precipitated the downfall of him.
The protagonist is seen as colluding with in her own downfall due to her own spineless impotence.
There was a certain amount of rough justice in his downfall.
The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.
Here's the Knowledge's 2007 precis of the story:The all-conquering, efficient Iceland a case of taking symbolism too literally meet bare-footed and mercurial Zaire in the World Cup final – and the evil Iceland manager plots the downfall of Zaire's star player, Odiwule, who can, apparently, bend the ball 90 degrees. The Knowledge | Who are the most successful fictional team ever?
This rollicking rethink of The Scottish Play gives a laugh-a-minute take on the downfall of a flawed hero and his psychotically ambitious wife.
And there is nothing to prevent our praying in private for the speedy downfall of Il Duce and Der Führer, is there? THE THORN BIRDS
It had to be the departmentalized engineering of society's downfall, I thought.
This, of course, is their downfall, and they're sussed out by Cat.
Right there, facing us at the other side, is what I call a pleasant magazine -- it has lots of pictures, for see, it's pressed up to the window wide open, and it's called _The Joy-bell_ -- I'm a great deal more taken with that sound than with the sound of _The Downfall_. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls
The fact that Americans would consider bringing back the party that nearly caused our downfall is incredulously stupid. sifto77 Obama says now is time for Dems to get focused midterms
You may have enjoyed, as many students have, the recent copious downfall of snow.
Against the identity-sapping fuzziness of corporate life, Wallace pits a painstaking particularity - but detail is both the delight and downfall of these stories.
Many of those buried here contributed to the modernization of Japan in one way or another during the Meiji Restoration -- a revolutionary period beginning in the late 1860s that was marked by the downfall of the shogunate ( "shogun" was the title given to the hereditary military commanders who ruled the country for 700 years) and feudalism and the creation of the modern state. Yokohama
His downfall begins when he develops a feud with the charismatic history teacher, Mr Eccles.
These are also a reason of the downfall of the industry.
But he is promoted over his former superior, who pretends to be pleased at his old friend's success while secretly plotting his downfall.
He didn't need it, and it led to his ultimate downfall.
To a large extent, Ireland were masters of their own downfall, making countless errors and conceding a hatful of penalties.
In effect, the very characteristics that make it prosper at one time may spell its downfall at a later time.
In 1999, a dioxin scare led to the downfall of the Belgian Government.
Bringing forth all his strength, he cried, "Accursed and downfallen be the city of Imbros, accursed and downfallen in the name of Skotos, lord of darkness and master of the world! Bridge of the Separator
His pride procured his downfall.
It could look good on your record and help you become governor if you took in penniless, downfallen women and saved their souls. Sweetbriar
I think immediacy in blogging is both its grace and its downfall. Scrotumgate
In the end her toing-and-froing proved to be the key to her downfall. The Sun
Her downfall is that everytime she opens her mouth, she speaks volumes about herself and her ability without knowing it. Palin drills down in policy in high-profile speech
Whether they deserved the bulk of the credit for the downfall of the Treaty or not, Sherman and his fellow bitter-enders were both relieved and satisfied by the conclusion to Wilson's peace proposal.
Her grandfathers were the two rival Hasmoneans who invited Rome to intervene in Judaean internal affairs and eventually brought about the downfall of the Hasmonean kingdom. Mariamme I The Hasmonean.
Nor did any lachrymose letter in the Times predict a speedy downfall of the Empire for this apathy of its local guardians.
Well, seeing how the term Achilles Heel is defined by Wikipedia as a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, actually or potentially leading to downfall, I'd have to say no, or not that I've found yet. MyLinkVault Newest Links
Bush basically set the world on its head and will be known for the downfall of the USA and then you keep talking about birdbrain Palin as though she has something to offer. 'I'm a little frumpy,' Obama says
He did not want to allow any mercy into the discussions of the wretch Markwart; he wanted the Father Abbot condemned throughout history as the downfallen sinner that he had become. Mortalis
These are rather more extreme examples but 1 fact is clearly evident from the divergence of their underlying value at the time of their downfall and their reflected stock price ... key-insider information was restricted by a select few who profited and violated the Strong-Form EMH. Resisting Efficient Markets, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
The most obvious harbingers of a life running off the rails - drugs, booze, gambling - don't seem to have figured in Rondestvedt's downfall.
His downfall came only when he made a clumsy and inept attempt to forge her will, to claim her legacy for himself.
She gaslights her mother into a pitiable downfall.
Her grandfathers were the two rival Hasmoneans who invited Rome to intervene in Judaean internal affairs and eventually brought about the downfall of the Hasmonean kingdom. Mariamme I The Hasmonean.
Its downfall began, however, when Djezzar Pasha expelled (1791) all Europeans from the pashalic, and settled at Saint Jean d'Acre; its ruin was completed by the commercial development of Beirut. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock
Desperately deprived groups do not organize to bring about the downfall of a political system.
Overall, the motion picture is an effective and intense portrait of the downfall and destruction of a woman who falls into society's disfavor, but it is far from a flawless effort.
. Of course palling around with him meant doing untold quantities of drugs, which the story makes clear was part of his downfall.
The long-suffering bleakness was very pronounced on Nancy's face, and when the walls of water, in impending downfall, reared above the CHAPTER XIII
His downfall was a great sensation of the day.
He reigned autocratically for more than 32 years, but following his downfall his handpicked successor led a transitional government into free elections.
Would-be Cassandras have been predicting the imminent downfall of the American imperium ever since its inception.
Pride was his downfall.
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
But as the national obsession with Hansie's downfall naturally fades away, the withering gaze of the South African sporting public will return to its first love - the country's rugby team.
However, years of overexpansion without commensurate returns from diverse investments led to its downfall. Times, Sunday Times
You blame women for the downfall of man in the garden of Eden; you're a closet misogynist with an over-inflated IQ.
In spite of all his wealth, power and influence, he cannot avert his own downfall.
His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
This feature represents the downfallen block of land that is a relatively shallow basin between the Ocala and Chattahoochee uplifts. Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida
The introduction of a new tax accounted in no small measure for the downfall of the government.
But one or two, who nourished in their bosoms respect for the downfallen hierarchy — casting first a timorous glance around, to see that no one observed them — hastily crossed themselves — bent their knee to The Abbot
Seizure of both the northern and southern oilfields will inevitably, the thinking is said to go, lead to the downfall of him.
The film's tameness is undoubtedly its downfall.
She trusted in the human race too much and it would be her downfall.
Rampant corruption brought about the downfall of the government.
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
Last month, the flamboyant Messier appeared to accept his downfall with uncharacteristic humility, and departed.
His complicity with the former government had led to his downfall.
It was obviously objectionable to some American Jews, and it is not surprising that they played an enthusiastic part in undermining it; but they were not the sole, nor even the prime, movers in its downfall.
Its downfall echoed much of the telecom sector in that it was caught in the pincer grip of a fall in business activity and too much debt, courtesy of its acquisition binge.
In the eighteen enormous folio volumes, which he filled with his minute and gothic characters, he gives his own version of the story of what he terms his downfall, and, having, notwithstanding his prolixity, exhausted this subject in the first five of the eighteen tomes, he proceeds to deal with so much of the history of his own day as came immediately under his notice in his Cornish retirement. The Sea-Hawk
Because ofthe Cheney/Bush administration'sillegalneedless warand occupation of Iraq ~ where arrogancefullyembraced incompetenceandwherehundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed and maimed ~Americastarted on the path of its own karmic downfall and Obama has done nothing to stop its momentum with his ongoing militarybuildup in Afghanistan. The Fourth Stage Of America's Karmic Destiny Is Bankruptcy
During the first Cold War years, the capitalist block was indeed seeking the downfall of the war-exhausted Soviet Union.
His downfall in the second game came as a result of a half drive with the foot not up to the pitch of the ball.
She didn't know why, but seeing him so happy felt so refreshing, like breathing the crisp air after a heavy downfall of rain.
His attempts at reform ultimately led to his downfall, and he has lived in exile in Italy since 1973.
The First Minister's downfall has led to the lid being lifted on the incestuous relationships between Labour politicians, activists, private companies and the state.
And it was this tentativeness which was his downfall.
However, the manifold blunders and petty jealousies of this official are now producing such grievous results that his downfall is almost certain, and if his removal in disgrace from a position which he has proved himself totally unfit for be considered a satisfaction to those he has injured, why then I, among others, am morally assured of that amount of vengeance, at least. The Civil War In America
There seems no doubt that when public opinion turns against Eriksson, his disregard for histrionics will be cited as the chief reason for his downfall.
Overall you sense a band stretching each other to the limit, reaching out to invent a new format which would eventually become their downfall.
Earth Abides, check, the downfall is a bit of a mystery. Is It Science Fiction: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.
drink was his downfall
I said last time that his growing confidence is likely to be his downfall. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
He would prefer to die than hear the jeers of people rejoicing at his downfall.
The pub trade in York is now mourning the loss of a good licensing officer who bitterly regrets the part he played in his own downfall.
The right hand that culminated in Swaby's downfall would probably have floored most cruiserweights in Britain.
The edge he plays with can lead to his downfall if he takes undisciplined penalties.
The minister was found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government.
He would prefer to die than hear the jeers of people rejoicing at his downfall.
People are quick to slap that label on you, and then just as eager to predict your downfall.
Downfall of the Anabaptists at Muenster; John of Leyden put to death. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
With the downfall of the Mughal Empire in the mid 1700s, commerce shifted to the sea ports, and the age of camel caravans drew to a close.
It may not lead to the downfall of the state, but then neither did the eight-hour day campaigns that are its inspiration.
However, the visual sensitivity of the area proved the ultimate downfall of the application.
GOOGLE --- illegal immigration -- to find out their sinister intention, to just throw open the gates, ports and airline entrances to cheap labor, that also become the downfall of the European Union. the polling I have seen has been calculatedly -- ENGINEERED -- to get results, that they can brandish around, declaring the majority of Americans believe in a path to citizenship and open borders? It's not a health care system, it's a wealth care system
Everything from engineering the downfall of the Shah, to supporting the rise of the Mullahs (and Islamic Fundamentalism) in Iran and Afghanistan, and then 'regretting' it (after the hostage crisis) resulting in the 180 Degree turn by the Mullahs against Carter, to attempting a failed coup in Iran, and then failing in the hostage rescue attempt, to then asking Saddam Hussein to invade Iran (when all else failed). Jimmy Carter �� the Grand Impostor
They'll also have to rebuild a bullpen that many in baseball view as the reason for the team's downfall this year.
He mocked these buffoons and perhaps rendered them a bit too much in caricature, but then, the upper-class conservatives deserve to be ridiculed for their part in furthering the downfall of British society.
Three major problems led to Citigroup's downfall: bad investment policy; overexpansion, which overwhelmed Citigroup's management; and an inadequate capital base.
Of course, athletes from other countries cheat, too - witness U.S. track star Marion Jones'downfall.
Following his downfall, the conservatives in economic and religious positions are in the ascendancy.
In the realm of the tragic hero there is always a fatal flaw in his personality that causes or precipitates his downfall.
But she has not always experienced joy in relationships with men; she knows the lifestyle of cohabitation after living with a man and experiencing the downfalls of a live-in relationship.
It was, therefore, to take a leading trait of character, in this instance the uncompromising, unbending business ethic of a London merchant, and to trace its damaging development and its ultimate, purgative downfall.
They are three sisters who trick Macbeth into believing that he is invincible, which leads to his downfall.
It was widely rumored on Tuesday that his alleged wrongdoing and poor damage control would cause his downfall.
And there is nothing to prevent our praying in private for the speedy downfall of Il Duce and Der Führer, is there? THE THORN BIRDS
It is only five years since, in his 1963 New Year message, Dr Verwoerd referred contemptuously to the 'ducktail' nations of Africa who dared to criticize apartheid and, while unable to maintain stability in their own countries, worked for the downfall of the only stable power in Africa. The Rise of the South African Reich - Chapter 15
His daughter has to bear the brunt of talk generated by her father's downfall.
Self-centredness is the source of all downfalls; cherishing others is the source of all happiness and success. The sound of one hand clapping: Zen Pen
The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall.
We had one night of rain (January 15), beginning gently at 2.30 a.m., and ending in a heavy downfall — unfortunately a pluviometer was one of the forgotten articles. The Land of Midian
However, "Die Walküre" is an opera about love—the incestuous passion of the twins Siegmund and Sieglinde; Wotan's doomed love for his son, Siegmund; the deep father-daughter love of Wotan and Brünnhilde; and the frayed marital bond of Wotan and Fricka—all of which ultimately lead to the downfall of the gods. Where Intimacy Walked the Plank
The failure of this scheme contributed to her eventual downfall.
Huge exposure to guaranteed annuities was the main reason for the downfall of discredited insurer Equitable Life, as it had not kept enough reserves to pay them.
Some people call me a traitor or a collaborator for all the above and for speaking the truth as opposed to rhetorical, fiery speeches which have been our downfall.
The mere use of any of the material products of labour, which we term wealth, can never in itself produce that decay, physical or mental, which precedes the downfall of great civilised nations. Woman and Labour
Tragedy is a story or play that has a significant conflict of morals, with a noble protagonist displaying a tragic flaw that is their strength but leads to their downfall.
All hearts sink; Latinus goes with torn raiment, in dismay at his wife's doom and his city's downfall, defiling his hoary hair with soilure of sprinkled dust. The Aeneid of Virgil
Potential downfall: At her casting session, Tim et al were concerned by McKell's tendency to overdesign and potential inability to edit. Una LaMarche: Meet The Project Runway Season 8 Contestants
Long-standing grievances over environmental and health issues erupted soon after the downfall of Suharto.
The couple raked in millions of dollars but the credit card charges that made their fortune also led to their downfall.
Sunday will be a mixture of sunny spells and downfalls of rain and Bank Holiday Monday will continue much like Sunday, with a slight breeze.
As if looking out from a watch-tower you give warning to them all, averting dangers and forearming against all the downfalls treacherously plotted by the enemy.
All of them are doing the same - everyone's cacking themselves after his downfall, although no-one's sorry to see him go.
Ironically, it is the emphasis Dutch governments have placed on multiculturalism that has helped lead to its inevitable downfall.
In the end her toing-and-froing proved to be the key to her downfall. The Sun
All we hear is how our nuptials will lead to the downfall of western civilization by eroding heterosexual marriage.
Dave Griffiths presents his film and lightbox installation Seer's Catalogue, a series of variations on a theme that, with deadpan earnestness, takes in primordial myth and post-nuclear apocalypse, accompanied with a melodramatic voiceover: "They penetrated my eyes … I needed to find an explanation … So I peered in their nests … That was my downfall …" The film is a flickering collage of naff B-movie sequences overlaid with a faded soundtrack. This week's new exhibitions
Wilde fantasised the narrative of his own downfall as a kind of shadow narrative to his comedies all of which dissect the downfall narrowly averted.
The hereditary elements proposed by Darwin were more physical - and therein lay their downfall.
That was a phenomenal mistake and his own presumptuous arrogance led to his downfall.
In contrast to her previous greatness, her downfall is here, by a sudden transition, depicted under the image of a vessel foundering at sea. east wind -- blowing from Lebanon, the most violent wind in the Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Desperately deprived groups do not organize to bring about the downfall of a political system.
Overall, the motion picture is an effective and intense portrait of the downfall and destruction of a woman who falls into society's disfavor, but it is far from a flawless effort.
Low believes that parrots ' ability to mimic human sounds and to interact emotionally with people has been their downfall. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD
But it led to the downfall of several ministers involved in extra-marital relationships.
Later his driving was to be his downfall as his motorcycle took a mind of its own and he was unseated in the middle of Third Road at rush hour.
Empty calories, fat and sodium deliver a triple whammy that is the downfall of many.
This was so whether the president was willing the downfall of a Democratic "pipsqueak," criticizing his own vice president for playing tennis or pressing South Vietnam to accept a peace deal that would leave it open to the communist takeover that followed. Columbiatribune.com stories

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