apart

Example Sentences

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Yet it simultaneously professes anxiety about an Asian American who has decidedly not stood apart from American institutions and culture: After graduating from Yale Law School, Wang clerked for two Supreme Court justices.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

"We only had the one specimen, so I didn't want to take it apart," Voight said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"This fear became reality on the evening of 11 May and the world of myself, and Ayrton's 10-year-old brother, then fell apart."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

I’ve also had deals that have fallen apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Leah reported that the bed, with Calvin still in it, broke apart, “the head-board in one place, the foot-board in another …” How quickly these spirits had grown out of control.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock