break apart
Example Sentences
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"It challenges some of the more traditional ideas of how continents break apart," says Rowan.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The UV radiation generated by this process can break apart water vapor molecules, leading to the formation of hydroxyl.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Over time, however, that same scraping action causes the sponge itself to break apart.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
The intoxication of power began to break apart under waves of discomfort.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
