pull to pieces
Example Sentences
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They refuse to pull to pieces their enjoyments to see what they are made of.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
Before commencing to pull to pieces they should be rolled towards the back, especially close to the back, to straighten them.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
In this particular authors may be compared to a certain sagacious bird, which, in building its nest is sure to pull to pieces the nests of all the birds in its neighborhood.
From Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Irving, Washington
The walls are generally about six inches in thickness and are very difficult to pull to pieces.
From A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by Jordan, David Starr
As she talked, Hertha continued to play with the flowers, which she separated, arranged, and rearranged, but at last wearying of them she began to pull to pieces the nosegay she had so ardently coveted.
From Saint Michael A Romance by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
