pick apart
Example Sentences
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He made around $2 billion in cattle transactions to build his “ghost herd,” according to bank records filed in Texas federal bankruptcy court, which is trying to pick apart the web of alleged fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"We have a treasure chest in our hands now that we can pick apart and explore," Briner says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
The pair who still insisted they were the Turenges spent a day in separate interrogation rooms, where detectives tried to pick apart their story.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
"This is something that investigators will really need to pick apart piece by piece, and that is going to take some really significant time," Muntean said.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
All the more reason to pick apart the testimony and get as little of it admitted as possible.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
