shot to pieces
Example Sentences
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The defending champions' confidence is shot to pieces and teams must feel they can get at them.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024
The players' confidence has been shot to pieces and they're 11 points off top spot.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2022
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
I disliked ball exercises in pre-season because when your legs are shot to pieces, you show fatigue and concentration levels suffer.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2014
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
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