deconstructed

Example Sentences

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For decades, Wylie Dufresne worked at the cutting edge of haute cuisine, dreaming up high-concept dishes like deconstructed eggs Benedict or cubes of aerated foie gras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Here’s the main reason: because, by the end, we’ve deconstructed him and made him less interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Along with Carnival and the city’s festivals, Bourbon taught me what a crowd of strangers could be good for: My everyday self could be deconstructed, connected to others, and then put back together, somehow nourished.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

A deconstructed hazelnut dessert with a melody of different textures finished with a salted caramel ice cream.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024

Nan looked at the deconstructed bike and then back and forth between Abby and me.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry