pick apart
Example Sentences
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He made around $2 billion in cattle transactions to build his “ghost herd,” according to bank records filed in Texas federal bankruptcy court, which is trying to pick apart the web of alleged fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"We have a treasure chest in our hands now that we can pick apart and explore," Briner says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
The pair who still insisted they were the Turenges spent a day in separate interrogation rooms, where detectives tried to pick apart their story.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
And having been one myself not very long ago, I was already well aware of people’s inclination to relentlessly pick apart the actions of teenage girls.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025
I’m not about to give my friends more juicy tidbits to pick apart in private messages.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
