pull apart
Example Sentences
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On Earth, the crust is broken into moving plates that collide, pull apart, and grind past one another.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
In other words, Arsenal were too imbalanced to pull apart a defensive shell that was typical of the defensive stance opponents adopt against them.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
As the plates pull apart, new magma rises up to fill the gaps, triggering earthquakes and volcanic activity.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023
“About 750 million years ago, the supercontinent began to thin and pull apart like warm taffy because of expansion of the continental crust,” Sandra H.B.
From National Geographic • Oct. 13, 2023
The powerful magnets jolted the fourteen-ton vacuum tanks out of place, which threatened in turn to pull apart the superstructure of pipes, pumps, and cables.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
