apart

Example Sentences

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County juvenile halls, almost half of the criminal cases are falling apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The officer charged in that incident briefly paused before joining a crowd of other officers who pulled the two apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

City have beaten Arsenal in a cup final and now taken apart Liverpool, with those consecutive victories signalling a clear resolve to finish the season in style.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In Birgitta Trotzig’s novella, a young woman’s toughness in the face of poverty and heartbreak sets her apart from her village peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He said something so incredibly simple, but right away everything I had just been thinking began to fall apart.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott