tears down
Example Sentences
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It’s the softness that falls across Clooney’s face in this scene that tears down the wall between Jay Kelly and George Clooney.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2025
“This settlement shatters that glass and tears down that wall — $35 out-of-pocket, when you need it.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Sandy Munro, head of Michigan-based Munro & Associates, which tears down vehicles and advises automakers on how to improve them, said the Model Y battery pack has "zero repairability."
From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2023
“There’s so many talented individuals, men and women, in that community — who again I love and I respect. We all need to stand together and make sure nobody tears down that industry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Neumann One tears down a potato-sack curtain and takes it outside and Werner can hear him splash it with diesel.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
