shot to pieces
Example Sentences
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In contrast, Ireland's confidence looked shot to pieces and they were again found wanting against one of the sides against whom they like to measure themselves.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Ibrahima Konate looks shot to pieces and has been all over the place in the last two games.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
In an era in which attention spans are shot to pieces, you’d think we’d only be capable of gaping benignly at gifs.
From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2020
He looked shot to pieces although, as ever, he trooped through his various media obligations with stoicism and dignity.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2018
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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