deconstruct

This isn’t the kind of delicious, schadenfreude-dipped publishing-world drama about a bad art friend that other writers love to deconstruct in group texts.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Mr. Enrigue feels called upon to deconstruct the genre of the western, even if that means undermining the excellent story in his own novel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

It was shut down in 2022 and sold to Holtec, which was expected to deconstruct the buildings and store the nuclear waste.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

“The fact the tariffs have come down is giving retailers pause when they consider a deconstruct, as they have to balance ‘shelf appeal’ against value or cost increases,” Foreman said.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

It’s there that they deconstruct me, study me, and rebuild me.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

To illustrate how essential bee pollination is to our food supply, Mr. Hanson deconstructs a Big Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

In its meta construction, “Invention” artfully deconstructs our thirst for knowledge and how easily we’re swayed, even when we believe we’re the smartest one in the room.

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025

Sam Adams deconstructs how The Lego Movie transformed the way Hollywood blockbusters are built.

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2024

Without needlessly mocking her earnest subject, Hess devastatingly deconstructs the culture of online fandom through the lens of an overpriced stationary bike’s LED display.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

"I'm beginning to think you shouldn't have started reading comics with a book that completely deconstructs the last fifty years of the genre," he said.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

America's basketball fad had been swiftly deconstructed, repurposed.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

To highlight this concern, Colas deconstructed the nominal daily 5-year U.S.

From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026

As it hovers in the air above, we get to consider the two parts of this one-time whole and how the light changes inside this deconstructed space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

For decades, Wylie Dufresne worked at the cutting edge of haute cuisine, dreaming up high-concept dishes like deconstructed eggs Benedict or cubes of aerated foie gras.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

Nan looked at the deconstructed bike and then back and forth between Abby and me.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

When the world order they were constructed within is deconstructing in dramatic fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

We like deconstructing it as fans of film and television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

A small team in the U.S. military’s research and engineering office put together plans to build an attack drone based on deconstructing a Shahed the military had recovered from Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Ms Beer said her hearing loss and the music she created as a result of it was helping to raise awareness of environmental issues, as well as deconstructing stereotypes about disability.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024

My artwork isn’t evolving, it’s deconstructing, and I don’t know why.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman