pull to pieces
Example Sentences
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That's all that he can do—just sneer, And pull to pieces and be analytic.
From Shapes of Clay by Bierce, Ambrose
They refuse to pull to pieces their enjoyments to see what they are made of.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
The walls are generally about six inches in thickness and are very difficult to pull to pieces.
From A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by Jordan, David Starr
To be a critic of it is much easier than to be a creator of fine fiction; to pull to pieces requires lesser qualities than to construct.
From Critical Studies by Ouida
It was too insecure to pull to pieces.
From Peccavi by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
