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

Jolly has been carrying out tests on the banks of the River Yare to see how quickly the plastic-free wipes disintegrate.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

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

Mint Imperials're hard as pebbles at first but they disintegrate into sugary mush.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell