tear down
Example Sentences
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In “Everything’s Falling,” the Warning contends with self-imposed songwriting limits that boxed them in as children — and tear down old personas to reveal their continuous, however imperfect, process of growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
By modifying an open model’s weights—which encode knowledge and behavior—anyone can tear down its safety guardrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The US National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit to stop the construction, saying "no president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
We saw the bulldozers tear down the East Wing of the White House, the many renderings of what the new structure is going to look like.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
After Uncle Al has made his selections, our workmen tear down all of the other circus’s tents except for the stable and menagerie.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
