How to Use anatomize in a Sentence

anatomize

verb
  • The above might be a rich scene for a political novelist to anatomize and dramatize, no doubt, but there is a problem.
    Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 2008-07-28
  • Jeremy Stahl anatomizes a shameless act of exploitation.
    Rebecca Onion, Slate Magazine, 2017-08-10
  • This is big-picture theater, which takes a long view down the corridors of power to anatomize the psyches of the men and women who determine the fate of nations.
    Ben Brantley, New York Times, 2016-11-04
  • This is just one of many intergenerational failings that Kafka anatomizes.
    Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 2018-06-18
  • In part, Zettelmaier’s story anatomizes the jealousy that arises when an artist like Virginie has to step aside (or stay in the shadows) while someone else grabs the glory.
    Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 2017-10-10

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