dissecting

Example Sentences

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But investors were already dissecting the summations of the talks issued by the two countries afterward.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

After Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced that his financial-technology firm was laying off 4,000 people, text threads between workers outside Block erupted, while executives began furiously dissecting the move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“My mother loved dissecting politics through Chinese astrology,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Yet the majority of the songs were concerned with a broken relationship, hopelessly dissecting what went wrong.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

My mind races, dissecting my every recent move.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen