disintegrate

Example Sentences

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Before it began to disintegrate, K1 was likely slightly larger than a typical comet, measuring about 5 miles across.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Were you to cook Swiss chard fully intact, without separating the stems and leaves, the leaf would disintegrate by the time the stems were tender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

SpaceX, for instance, designs most of its Starlink satellites to disintegrate upon reentry.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

The area also symbolizes an inevitable truth about London: Without the thronging masses of tourists, and the attractions designed to amuse them, the city might disintegrate completely.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

“It is almost seventy years old and preserved in spirits of wine. I am afraid it will disintegrate if we remove it.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly