break apart
Example Sentences
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Particles could break apart, stick together, drift toward the Sun, or become trapped in certain regions.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The discovery offers new insight into how metallocenes assemble, transform, and break apart, while also pointing toward new ways to design responsive materials based on these molecules.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
"It challenges some of the more traditional ideas of how continents break apart," says Rowan.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
When Florida saw them running toward her, she felt as if she would break apart into a zillion pieces, and all those pieces would scatter into the air and disappear into the clouds.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
