pull apart
Example Sentences
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On Earth, the crust is broken into moving plates that collide, pull apart, and grind past one another.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
The Prime Minister has set up a new Border Security Command, and is attempting to work more closely with the UK's European neighbours to pull apart organised crime gangs involved in people smuggling.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024
Just over a decade ago, Southern Europe was the center of a eurozone debt crisis that threatened to pull apart the bloc of countries that use the euro.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024
As the plates pull apart, new magma rises up to fill the gaps, triggering earthquakes and volcanic activity.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023
Everyone tested it when they were growing up: seeing how far they could pull apart, coming back with intense relief.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
