break apart
Example Sentences
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Other, larger sunfish species may not break apart as easily under similar conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
The researchers propose that when the bonds break apart, the resulting increase in entropy, a measure of disorder, frees the atoms and makes melting easier.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 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
As everyone begins to break apart and walk away, Ryan finds me to say, “I’ll call you later?”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
