dissect

Example Sentences

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If you dissect the reasons that most don’t actually earn those mythical buy-and-hold returns, losing money in bear markets isn’t the biggest reason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The kids took to TikTok and Instagram to dissect every awful thing Banks and the rest did in the name of goosing ratings, with many wondering why its audience barely blinked at its endless exploitation.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

I had to dissect that because it was kind of unreal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

They dissect ingredient lists, film unboxings and record "Get Ready With Me" videos built around ideas such as "glass skin", sheet masks and, of course, snail mucin.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Therapist Dad could probably dissect my whole heart based on that one little feeling, because who in the world is afraid of their own mother?

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller