apart

Example Sentences

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His marriage fell apart, and his children were taken away by his ex-partner without warning.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Maybe if it’s slow enough, you can form solid within the tank and cause the monomers, the reactive monomers, to stay apart from one another.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

They then used tissue-clearing methods to make the mice transparent while preserving the fluorescent signals, allowing scientists to see deep inside the body without cutting tissues apart.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

It makes for a terrifying portrait of a family falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

In its fury, the bear was clawing at the mouth of the cave, uprooting the yew and tearing it apart.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver