disintegration

Example Sentences

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The disintegration of Willy’s mind reflects its cause, the disintegration of the family for which he has strived and sold himself—and his tattered, tarnished soul—for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Aung San's wartime comrade Ne Win, who had taken the helm of the armed forces after the leader's assassination in murky circumstances, swooped in in a putsch he justified as protection against Myanmar's disintegration.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

The thing that made Sunday stunning was the complete disintegration of a team we thought had more about them.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Nonetheless, the American case is distinctive, and its special character worth examining, if we’re to understand the kind of imperial disintegration that might take place over the next fifty years.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

At the Cavendish, gold resisted the disintegration effect, except for a modest result the scientists traced to contamination of the heavier targets by light impurities such as boron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik