asunder

Example Sentences

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Born in Toronto in 1950, Candy had his world torn asunder at age 4 when his father died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

“The psychological, intellectual, and cultural fabric necessary for a thriving academic community has been torn asunder, and it will take years, if not generations, to mend.”

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2023

No one defies a fancy British man who warns that “golf will be split asunder in perpetuity” a second time.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2023

But now — here’s that phrase that signals a change in fortunes — but now, what man hath joined by steel I-beams, climate change may put asunder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

The serpent curled around, thinking it would snag the net with its tail and use its whole body to rip it asunder.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda