shot to pieces
Example Sentences
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In an era in which attention spans are shot to pieces, you’d think we’d only be capable of gaping benignly at gifs.
From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2020
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
"His health was already shot to pieces and it became clear he would never be called up to fight in the war. I think he saw the BBC as a form of war work."
From BBC • Nov. 7, 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
Our trenches have now for some time been shot to pieces, and we have an elastic line, so that there is practically no longer any proper trench warfare.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
