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
But with robotic suction arms assisted by workers, they come apart.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023
At each corner I made ten knots and still I worried that the oars would come apart.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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