How to Use come apart in a Sentence

come apart

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  • The concept is that the ring can come apart to make two rings.
    ELLE, 21 Aug. 2022
  • That could cause the aircraft to come apart in the air, or crash.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The enamel walls come apart to form wrist cuffs and the roof lifts off to become a bowl.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2021
  • At high enough levels, this reaction would cause the sheet to come apart.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Grass, on the other hand, is more likely to come apart under high loads of stress.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The battered bus had lost its windshield and appeared to have come apart at some of its seams.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2021
  • And then the colt seemed to come apart, crumpling to the ground and tossing Gaffalione.
    Joe Drape, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Boiling water can make pipes soften and sag, or even come apart if the glue melts or the pipes warp.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Boiling water can make pipes soften and sag, or even come apart if the glue melts or the pipes warp.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The pieces come apart without tools, lay flat, and can easily slide in the back of a car or truck.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The red/transparent cube in the set can come apart or detach during use.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Nov. 2022
  • And then, just like Lily, the novel itself begins to come apart.
    Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • The coaster pieces come apart easily for storage, which is very handy.
    Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The defense had come apart at the seams, losing its way over the final weeks of last season.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Two months in, this confluence of interests has come apart, and so has the cease-fire.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Make sure the closure will come apart if the hat gets caught on something, for the baby's safety.
    Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • Plus, components of the machine come apart for easy cleaning.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022
  • For the Rangers, though, better a game come apart than Gray’s, um, anatomy.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • These food storage sets come apart easily and clean well in the dishwasher.
    Terri Peters, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
  • River Hill led most of the game, but things began to come apart just after halftime.
    Mike Frainie, baltimoresun.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • But the more Mottley delayed, the more the pieces threatened to come apart.
    Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 27 July 2022
  • The most common material for phone charms is nylon, which is durable and won’t tear or come apart.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The most common material for phone charms is nylon, which is durable and won’t tear or come apart.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The most common material for phone charms is nylon, which is durable and won’t tear or come apart.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The most common material for phone charms is nylon, which is durable and won’t tear or come apart.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the months before the law took effect, Eric Schirmer’s life had come apart.
    Daniel Gilbert, oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Incorrect spark plugs may have been installed, which could come apart over time and cause engine damage.
    Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Turns out, catkins eventually come apart, releasing fruits and scales to the wind.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The waxy shell should come apart in large chunks, peeling away in tectonic plates to reveal the feather-free goose skin.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Outside, the white and black of the landscape slowly come apart, like ice cracking to let cold, black water pool in.
    Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025

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