Sentence examples for downfall in the from inspiring English sources

He was difficult to remove and although he could play a range of shots all round the ground, in Tests he would sometimes drop anchor and he was like a barnacle!" Tavaré: "I was no longer surprised by De Mel's pace, which had certainly been my downfall in the first innings.

"It will be his downfall in the end," one Conservative MP remarked to me recently.

But this unconventional architecture was also its downfall in the face of more modern buildings to come.

But their shortsightedness has come home to roost, and it might well be our downfall in the long run.

United played a part in their own downfall in the 66th minute when Sean Dillon was drawn into bringing down Jim O'Brien in the penalty area.

But with Mr. Hussein's downfall in the American-led war in Iraq, they became unwanted there and have been subjected to repeated deadly attacks.

Armstrong was about to have one of the most precipitous, unceremonious downfalls in the history of sports.

With Hitler's, Stalin's and Mao's downfalls in the last century, there is no longer any serious military or ideological rival to these ideas.

I've worked hard to pick out a personal highlights reel that represents all facets of feminist achievements and downfalls in the last year - so, without further ado, here are my seven biggest moments.

Worryingly and in line with previous papers in other areas there are major downfalls in the credibility of websites with only 1/46 websites posting all of the credibility points.

"That was his downfall in Denver, the ability to interact.