shot to pieces
Example Sentences
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In contrast, Ireland's confidence looked shot to pieces and they were again found wanting against one of the sides against whom they like to measure themselves.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
In an era in which attention spans are shot to pieces, you’d think we’d only be capable of gaping benignly at gifs.
From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2020
"His health was already shot to pieces and it became clear he would never be called up to fight in the war. I think he saw the BBC as a form of war work."
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2017
The conceding of three goals in 18 minutes suggests that Bournemouth are psychologically shot to pieces having achieved the monumental tally of 38 points in the Premier League.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2016
We sweat like monkeys moving it in, but a man cannot let a thing like that slip, and it would certainly be shot to pieces in a day or two.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
