How to Use dissect in a Sentence

dissect

verb

• We dissected the poem in class.
• The city is dissected by a network of highways.
• We dissected a frog in science class.
• She dissected each point of his argument.
• All of this, on top of the video from your performances as a BMOC that the teams can dissect and absorb.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
• There’s a ton to dissect coming out of this wild game on a gorgeous fall day along the lakefront.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
• Here, the lyrics via Genius to take in and dissect, with some notes on references.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 16 Mar. 2023
• Beef explored that in a masterful way—and in a way that can be dissected over and over again.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
• Aides will dissect data like results from precincts and GOP turnout.
  — Selina Wang, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024
• And besides, there’s plenty about J.J. Watt for the rest of us to dissect, such as his two seasons with the Cardinals.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
• The focus is football this week, though, and how to dissect TCU's 3-3-5 defensive scheme.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
• But in a book that goes to great lengths to dissect the transmission of habits and ideas from father and son, Elon is allowed to stay mum.
  — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• Both sides dissected the two-hour video that Horn recorded from the Capitol.
  — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
• Be warned: There are a lot of religious groups dissected in the graph below.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
• The bouclé run of the last few years can’t be dissected without mention of the bubble silhouette.
  — Mia Mercado, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2023
• The Anatomy of Electricity The team’s goal was to dissect the current in a strange metal.
  — Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
• These textiles should not be cut up, Ms. Komara said, any more than a live body should be dissected.
  — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 30 June 2023
• And if Trump is able to keep some good lawyers around, it will all be carefully dissected by his legal team.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 15 June 2023
• More likely than not, Miller will be questioned about that night and his answers, if any, will be dissected.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 9 Mar. 2023
• Every part of the body had to be dissected, and every muscle and nerve identified before the course was over.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2024
• Roberson dissects the game from a different perspective on and off the court.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2023
• On the show, discussions about the artists’ barbs at each other are dissected with childlike awe and a layer of concern.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• It was designed to identify and dissect the types of plays that fueled winning.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
• Naturally, there are tons of details to dissect—from the retro games at the arcade to the specific dolls in the American Girl store.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 Feb. 2023
• Taylor Swift’s ongoing street style era has given her fans a lot to dissect.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 June 2023
• Both will be in the spotlight throughout training camp, with fans and reporters dissecting their actions on the field and their comments off it.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
• An aneurysm weakens that portion of the artery, allowing blood to dissect or separate its walls and can cause it to rupture.
  — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2022
• One of the designers’ sidelines was to dissect the products of their competitors.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
• Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them.
  — Jude Coleman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
• At her husband’s suggestion, Schultz then bought mulch at Lowe’s to cover the ground and followed that up with steppingstones that dissect the length of the garden.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 6 May 2024