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.
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
In July 2024, firefighters had to pull apart one such toilet in Indigo Valley in the state of Victoria after a man got stranded in it.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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
We pull apart and turn toward the wall, where a woman with short brown hair is projected.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
