pull apart
Example Sentences
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Firefighters continued their campaign to pull apart the structure and get at the flames hidden inside as additional crews arrived from across the region to assist with the fire battle on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Even though it is made of many separate pieces, the tangled mass can be difficult to pull apart and can act almost like a single solid object.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Saka's inclusion as a number 10 brings this added fluidity to Arsenal's attack, which helped them pull apart Wigan for the duration of his cameo.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Thursday, officers breached one of the barricades at the encampment and began to pull apart plywood and other materials that demonstrators had used to build a wall.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Bedi Ma'am tries to pull apart the fighting boys as I bury my nose in the jasmine flowers.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
