pick apart
Example Sentences
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He made around $2 billion in cattle transactions to build his “ghost herd,” according to bank records filed in Texas federal bankruptcy court, which is trying to pick apart the web of alleged fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"We have a treasure chest in our hands now that we can pick apart and explore," Briner says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 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
But I couldn’t pick apart exactly what was pulsing through me.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
