deconstruct

Example Sentences

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Instead, the movie deconstructs its subject to expand our understanding of her.

From New York Times

It also played a starring role in an exceptionally dumb article about Social Security at Slate.com that I deconstructed just last week.

From Los Angeles Times

“Thanksgiving” doesn’t try to deconstruct the genre — its only self-reflection comes with the requisite references — but the characters are thinly written, lacking motivation, and the central mystery is hopelessly muddled.

From Los Angeles Times

I spent some of my formative years obsessing over One Direction and funnily enough, all those years on Tumblr and Twitter opened the gateway into deconstructing my relationship with my strict religious upbringing.

From Salon

Without needlessly mocking her earnest subject, Hess devastatingly deconstructs the culture of online fandom through the lens of an overpriced stationary bike’s LED display.

From Los Angeles Times