break apart
Example Sentences
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Tan’s suit claims the department “sought to weaken, silence, and break apart the very partnership that threatened to expose its wrongdoing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
While investors have largely cheered Comcast’s decision to break apart its media properties and its broadband business, the historical performance of similar kinds of media spinoffs has been mixed at best.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The degradation process remains relatively slow, and intermediate compounds can form as the chemicals break apart.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
"It challenges some of the more traditional ideas of how continents break apart," says Rowan.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
He laughs again, and when he does, the walls break apart with a crack and fall away, leaving us in a circle of light.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
