pick apart

Example Sentences

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"We have a treasure chest in our hands now that we can pick apart and explore," Briner says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

You’ll watch Rex Ryan pick apart your decisions and mutter to yourself: Rex Ryan?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

He could pick apart an argument you made with one or two incisive slashes of history, facts, humor or logic, mostly all four put together in ways you’d never heard before.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

When he gets some time, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford can still pick apart a defense, and he’s got excellent receiving weapons.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

But I couldn’t pick apart exactly what was pulsing through me.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken