Noun : Liquor was his downfall. From Dictionary.com.
And thick the life blood's reek ascends of the downfallen and the dying. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century] Reference
Bushes had begun to cover the downfallen, tumbled stones that had made up the wall. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
"How in thunder did I make such a mistake!" said Tucker, with a somewhat downfallen air. From Wordnik.com. [A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road"] Reference
Aladdin, wretched and downfallen, left the palace, not knowing whither to turn his steps. From Wordnik.com. [The Elson Readers, Book 5] Reference
A sort of service lane led behind Bootha Street, allowing just enough width for lorries; but in these downfallen days, lorries had disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [A Rude Awakening]
And the half-curtained recess, with the soiled and dog-eared documents of the law, was the evidence of how all this tragedy of a downfallen house had come about. From Wordnik.com. [Doom Castle] Reference
A ridiculous, provincial structure, and one surely downfallen now, to the Khamorth and to the earthquake that had finished the ruination the barbarians had begun. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
It would be impossible here to enumerate the thousand ways in which the Mission workers toil for the redemption of the downfallen, or to tell half the tale of their success. From Wordnik.com. [Great Britain and Her Queen] Reference
Bringing forth all his strength, he cried, "Accursed and downfallen be the city of Imbros, accursed and downfallen in the name of Skotos, lord of darkness and master of the world!". From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
He did not want to allow any mercy into the discussions of the wretch Markwart; he wanted the Father Abbot condemned throughout history as the downfallen sinner that he had become. From Wordnik.com. [Mortalis]
But one or two, who nourished in their bosoms respect for the downfallen hierarchy — casting first a timorous glance around, to see that no one observed them — hastily crossed themselves — bent their knee to. From Wordnik.com. [The Abbot] Reference
Not labourer now, but slave, downfallen from my birth. From Wordnik.com. [Songs and Hymns of the Earliest Greek Christian Poets] Reference
'Half is my hope of wealth downfallen since the strife. From Wordnik.com. [The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)] Reference
In this case learn from the dotcom bubble burst, and the downfallen Friendster. From Wordnik.com. [Basang Panaginip] Reference
The first indication of something being wrong was when Wade approached her, his face looking downfallen. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Haunted Vampire] Reference
At prayers morning and evening, it was pitiful to observe her glance of entreaty and her downfallen eyelashes. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete] Reference
Tamerlane's trumpet, goaded the downfallen Henchard indescribably: the ousting now seemed to him to be complete. From Wordnik.com. [The Mayor of Casterbridge] Reference
But he is an absent-minded, chuckle-headed chap. Very likely he is staring at a downfallen horse and has forgotten this affair. From Wordnik.com. [Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.] Reference
That noble downfallen or yet unborn 'Impossibility,' thou canst lift it up, thou canst, by thy soul's travail, bring it into clear being. From Wordnik.com. [Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.] Reference
The bell-ringing and the band-playing, loud as Tamerlane's trumpet, goaded the downfallen Henchard indescribably: the ousting now seemed to him to be complete. From Wordnik.com. [The Mayor of Casterbridge] Reference
Along comes, as happens in do-over movies, a mystical figure, invariably in a white beard, who grants the downfallen hero his request -- in this instance, to be 17 again. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
If you'd like some pointers to promising companies among the downfallen, we invite you to check out our free trial will give you access to all past issues and all recommended stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Fool.com: The Motley Fool] Reference
The destined dauntless sacrificers, who would imbue your knives in senatorial, consular gore! kindle your altars on the downfallen Capitol! and build your temples on the wreck of Empire!. From Wordnik.com. [The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2)] Reference
Hither, in the course of my incumbency, came a great variety of visitors, principally Americans, but including almost every other nationality on earth, especially the distressed and downfallen ones like those of Poland and Hungary. From Wordnik.com. [Our Old Home A Series of English Sketches A Series of English Sketches] Reference
He is of a bland, benignant, and intensely clean aspect, which uplifts my downfallen heart, for it is obvious, from his benevolent and smiling bow to myself that he already feels a paternal interest in my achieving the conquest of my spurs. From Wordnik.com. [Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.] Reference
“People don’t follow preachers as much as they follow popularity, the downfallen preacher observed. From Wordnik.com. ["He's the truth..." Why Evangelical Theology Fails] Reference
‘Dwarf-coat, elf-cloak, blade of the downfallen West, and spy from the little rat-land of the Shire-nay; do not start!. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of the Rings]
"I'll tell you, girls," said Lucy Grey, "the old dowager will shine when she gets my bonnet on!" and trying it on over her chestnut curls, she added, "I half-wish I was a downfallen lady myself, -- a haberdasher's daughter from England!. From Wordnik.com. [An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales] Reference
The downfallen angel's coronet!. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes] Reference
And now ye see downfallen and debased. From Wordnik.com. [Queen Mary and Harold] Reference
The downfallen; a branch where blossometh. From Wordnik.com. [The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes] Reference
Caleb looked downfallen. From Wordnik.com. [Pearl-Maiden] Reference
Tenormin downfallen!. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Landscaping Man:] Reference
(Often unconscious, often evil, downfallen,). From Wordnik.com. [Leaves of Grass] Reference
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