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Free sign upThe phrase "and collapsed in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that has fallen down or given way, often due to exhaustion, injury, or structural failure.
Example: "After running the marathon, she was so exhausted that she simply sat down on the ground and collapsed in a heap."
Alternatives: "and fell into a" or "and dropped in a".
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When my father suffered a heart attack and collapsed in a Brooklyn supermarket, he was surrounded by people.
As they were being tended to, several other horses became disoriented and collapsed in a dominolike chain.
A few passers-by clapped as the man crossed the line and collapsed in a heap on the floor.
Daisy, suddenly scared out of her craziness, broke down and collapsed in a naked heap on the linoleum floor, crying her eyes out.
The victim was reportedly trying to escape a hail of gunfire when he was struck, and collapsed in a vacant lot.
But was the amount of matter in the universe enough to slow the expansion until it eventually stopped, reversed course and collapsed in a backward big bang?
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Another tower nearby has slid to the floor and collapsed in an earthquake.
The Rhodes Colossus stood for about fifty-six years, until 226 B.C., when it broke off at the knees and collapsed in an earthquake.
The victim, aged 24, was punched and collapsed in an alleyway off Drapery, Northampton, on Saturday 9 February.
An important consideration, she explained, is "the flop factor" — as in, furniture that invites a person to flop down and collapse in a heap.
One by one, they trip up and collapse in a heap even before they have had a chance to connect with the ball.
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