take to pieces
Example Sentences
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Not that science is debarred from studying the external mechanism of a molecule which she cannot take to pieces, any more than from investigating an organism which she cannot put together.
From A Candid Examination of Theism by Romanes, George John
He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet must first become a little child, he must take to pieces the whole web of his mind.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
Not infrequently I take to pieces a fine clock or watch and fail to find anything the matter with it, and yet it will not go as it should.
From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)
As soon as he had something with which to work, he began to take to pieces all manner of things just for the fun of putting them together again.
From Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades by Sanford, Chester Milton
We admit nothing now without question; we have learnt to take to pieces all motives to actions.
From Is Life Worth Living? by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)
