dismembered

Example Sentences

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Now the dismembered statue has become a symbol of a city - and a nation - struggling to reckon with its darkest chapters.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

If the lease was found to be consistent with the intent of Congress, “the entire West LA campus could be dismembered by private entities that provide marginal benefits to veterans,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

No toes or feet were dismembered in the celebration.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

“It started very early,” he said, producing as evidence a faded, dismembered copy of the U.N.’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights that he received as a teenager in school and still carries in his wallet.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

Then Jane set to work to reunite the dismembered family.

From Held by Chinese Brigands by Strang, Herbert