asunder

Example Sentences

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“Stop qualifying with ‘think,’ because the minute you start qualifying with ‘think,’ then you’re rendering asunder the First Amendment,” she said.

From New York Times

The trickier question is whether the prosecutors weighing such an indictment should consider the potentially divisive consequences: Is the case — is this case — worth the turmoil it would bring to a nation already torn asunder?

From Washington Post

Way back then, when popular culture explored Black people and white people falling in love, it was through stories where such pairings ripped families and communities asunder.

From Salon

“What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder,” he says in Matthew’s Gospel.

From Washington Post

But what the Legislature put together, opponents attempted to tear asunder.

From Seattle Times