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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'collapsing onto' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to something falling onto a surface with a strong force, as in the following example sentence: The heavy bookcase had been left unsecured and it ended up collapsing onto the hardwood floor.
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That risked rubble collapsing onto the other.
Suddenly, she toppled forward, collapsing onto the linoleum floor.
"O.K. good enough sometimes," he said, collapsing onto a beat-up leather sofa.
Instead of collapsing onto the couch, I pace my apartment all night long, in ever-tightening circles.
And the railroad's New Canaan branch has lost power because of a tree collapsing onto overhead electrical wires used to run the trains.
FEW sights are as impressive as a tall building neatly collapsing onto its own footprint after being rigged with explosives by demolition experts.
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He collapsed onto the floor.
That's when the structure collapsed onto the audience".
She pulled up her jeans and collapsed onto a chair.
He collapses onto all fours beside her, breathing hard.
A corner of his ceiling collapsed onto his couch.
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