shot to pieces
Example Sentences
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The players' confidence has been shot to pieces and they're 11 points off top spot.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2022
Though his short-term memory is now "shot to pieces", Mr Scott said, Dunn's recollection "of things 45 years ago is as good as any".
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2021
The “rogue reporter” defence was shot to pieces.
From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2018
The conceding of three goals in 18 minutes suggests that Bournemouth are psychologically shot to pieces having achieved the monumental tally of 38 points in the Premier League.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2016
They were boys and men past middle age, and two veterans who had been shot to pieces in Russia.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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