The phrase "an example of the collapse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when illustrating or providing a specific instance that demonstrates a broader concept of collapse, whether in a physical, economic, or social context.
Example: "The recent bank failure is an example of the collapse of the financial system during the recession."
Alternatives: "a case of the collapse" or "an instance of the collapse."
His tone suggested that he viewed Enron's collapse as an example of the ups and downs of capitalism, rather than an effort to defraud.
A similar burst of hiring and spending happened during the short-lived funding boost financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as "the stimulus," following the 2008 financial crisis (an example of a genuine collapse).
While some saw such series as Ellen as an important breakthrough, others saw it as another example of the collapse of standards on television.
In order to reduce the effect of interaction conservation after duplication events on ΔD, we collapse the network into connected families (see Figure 2 for an example of collapsing network of interacting proteins into a network of interacting families).
Four sample analyses are presented: reinforcement bar pull-out experiment, an example of a beam collapsing due to shear failure, an analysis of the shear strength of pre-stressed hollow core slabs and an assessment of serviceability of a pre-stressed concrete slab in the newly built ice hockey arena in Prague.
He took as an example the collapse of the European order that led to the outbreak of World War I.
An example of collapsing social democracy and growing fundamentalism is in India where there is a government breaking with a westernising, secular, tolerant democratic society, a socialist society, in order to create a kind of exclusive Hinduist society.
He used as an example the collapse of the Soviet Union, which he said freed the United States to become a bully because it no longer had an opponent in its own weight class.
The Jaguars' collapse is an example of why many coaches — like Parcells — value the lines more than any other part of the team.
A recent example is the collapse of the $41 billion takeover of Canada's BCE telecom group.
