pick apart

Example Sentences

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"We have a treasure chest in our hands now that we can pick apart and explore," Briner says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

You’ll watch Rex Ryan pick apart your decisions and mutter to yourself: Rex Ryan?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

"This is something that investigators will really need to pick apart piece by piece, and that is going to take some really significant time," Muntean said.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Fischer, of Amnesty International, said it’s harder to cleanly pick apart policies that are laid out in executive orders that overlap and rely on one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Instead he jumped up on Mother’s quilt and prepared to pick apart his breakfast.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson