tear apart
Example Sentences
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Teams just cannot cope with their pace, passing and pressing - and they continue to tear apart any team in their way.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
At 3:45 a.m., a fire unit on the southern front asks if they can “order an excavator to tear apart some buildings that are partially down,” as “they’re throwing off a pretty serious ember cast.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
So this feature could tear apart families is what you’re saying?
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024
Egypt warned Israel and the U.S. that any military operations in the zone “could tear apart our peace,” a second Egyptian official said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024
We bought tacos and ate ’em on a curb between two parked cars, watching these construction guys tear apart an old liquor store and carry pieces of wall to an old dinged-up dump truck.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
