cut apart
Example Sentences
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At the Women's Rugby World Cup in August, England were cut apart by those sharpened skills.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Recovery wasn't easy—she experienced a lot of pain in her rib cage, which her surgeons had to cut apart to put in the organs, and she had a brief lymphoma scare.
From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2023
Meanwhile, mangled cars and other debris that fell from the wreck as it was being cut apart must be fished from the water before a large mesh containment barrier surrounding the site can be removed.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021
He assumes they were cut apart to get them out of the building.
From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2019
They cut apart birds to trace the structure of the avian skeleton, and, masked in leather hoods, they dissected a skunk.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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