Downfall has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Drink brought about his downfall. | |
| 2. | When he was at the acme of his career, a scandal brought about his downfall. | |
| 3. | His arrogance led to his downfall. | |
| 4. | His love for indigenous Mexican art became his downfall. | |
| 5. | The downfall is inevitable. | |
| 6. | Events in the summer of 1972 set the scene for President Nixon's eventual downfall. | |
| 7. | I've always been told that men would be my downfall. | |
| 8. | Arrogance leads to a person's downfall. | |
| 9. | Prophets of the downfall of American democracy have seen their dire predictions come to naught. | |
| 10. | Fadil's plan was his downfall. |