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Meanings of crumble away in English

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Usage of crumble away in English
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The League, of course, is done; it will crumble away in sheer panic.
The Sowers
2
Without it, the top will simply melt and crumble away.
The Guardian
3
Walls and fences and greenhouses and outbuildings must not be allowed to crumble away.
The Shuttle
4
The full product of toil would be demanded, and capitalist society would crumble away.
War of the Classes
5
One would think that the ground was going to crumble away beneath his feet.
Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 03
6
To his dismay he felt the rock edge crumble away.
The Rangeland Avenger
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A world therefore as fair and glorious as our own must needs crumble away.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements
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We wonder, and as we wonder they shall crumble away.
The Illustrious Prince
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I may crumble away to dust, but my spirit remains.
Daughters of the Nile
10
I should but let it crumble away at its leisure!
Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance
11
After one or two blows it began to yield and crumble away at his feet.
From Sand Hill to Pine
12
Nefta itself, built of soft loam, would crumble away in briefest time if left unrepaired.
Fountains in the Sand: Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia
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Half a minute didn't so much pass as crumble away like unstable ground beneath him.
Dark rivers of the heart
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They suddenly seemed to crumble away into insignificance, these men and women of his creation.
The Cinema Murder
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Jack drank gratefully, feeling the gin hit and crumble away the first inroads of sobriety.
The Shining
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Not yet to be, and nevertheless to crumble away in this fashion under the sky!
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 4
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