come apart
Example Sentences
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Using advanced imaging techniques and earthquake data, scientists have now seen this subduction zone starting to come apart.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
It all began to come apart in 1980.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The Ship lights its engines before the two halves of the vehicle come apart.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024
Seen together, the three videos show multiple rockets were launched from inside Gaza before one appears to have come apart in midair about three seconds before the explosion at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023
The boards began to come apart, and the loose mud under the walkways began to slide toward that giant bathtub drain.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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