shot to pieces
Example Sentences
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Ibrahima Konate looks shot to pieces and has been all over the place in the last two games.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
He looked shot to pieces although, as ever, he trooped through his various media obligations with stoicism and dignity.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2018
It was put to Flamini that Arsenal’s confidence looked shot to pieces.
From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2017
The conceding of three goals in 18 minutes suggests that Bournemouth are psychologically shot to pieces having achieved the monumental tally of 38 points in the Premier League.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2016
They were boys and men past middle age, and two veterans who had been shot to pieces in Russia.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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