How to Use pick apart in a Sentence

pick apart

verb
  • Life, to him, was meant to be lived — not picked apart.
    — Stacey Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • More will be revealed (and picked apart by diehards) in due time.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Jake was ready to pick apart the book, section by section.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There are a ton of angles to pick apart with the Rantanen trade.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Since then, many online have been picking apart her every move.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The rock would have to be removed in one piece, unlike a tumor, which could be picked apart.
    — Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
  • The Lakers picked apart their visitors in the pick-and-roll.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Critics, though, still found a way to pick apart the reality star.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The pair picked apart the Fire defense with a series of effective rolls and slips.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2026
  • Yet its script and staging afforded Spark the space to pick apart Sybil’s nagging question.
    — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Any cleaning tool with a harsh outer surface can slowly pick apart the finish and eventually chip the paint.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Newcastle were not united, but untied; undercooked and picked apart by their local rivals.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The best players on the planet are always going to pick apart a golf course with those factors, which is exactly what unfolded.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • Findings that the environmental groups and experts are already picking apart.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Details are picked apart, reexamined, reframed.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Historian Jonathan Dyer picks apart the story as an urban legend.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Scientists trying to uncover how laughter evolved have picked apart animals’ facial expressions, but less work has been done on how laughs sound.
    — ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • And every weakness in his game was picked apart even more shrewdly in the postseason, when he ultimately was benched because of poor shooting and weak defense.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The frank tone of the letter that carefully picked apart the plan proved a common feature of Jaworski’s time at City Hall.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Iraola’s system requires collective buy-in and athletic commitment, and will be picked apart should one link in the pressing chain show any signs of weakness.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • The tenets of Brind’Amour’s system — the pros and the cons, real and perceived — have been picked apart, reassembled and picked apart again for the better part of a decade.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The team with the longest active postseason streak was picked apart and forced further out of the postseason picture by the team with the longest active postseason drought.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Thunder are just that good – picking apart opponents to exploit weaknesses while shooting at a highly efficient clip from the field.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Their two-man game picked apart Minnesota in the third quarter, generating clean scoring chances on nearly every possession.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
  • But the move backfired, as the Knicks picked apart the Clippers’ second unit and went on an 11-3 run to close the gap to 85-78.
    — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • When the Bills are on offense, the health of Kincaid and the emergence of Cooks can contribute against a zone-heavy Jaguars defense that can be picked apart through the air.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And perhaps most importantly, the internet wasn’t around for every aspect to be picked apart, and discussions of ever-expanding lore sat in friend groups, cons, or limited forums.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Some liberals argued the reaction to Fulnecky’s essay was part of a broader effort to cast Christians as persecuted, while many others picked apart her writing.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
  • That changed rapidly as Argentina flew out of the traps and picked apart their jaded opponents, going 2-0 up after 36 minutes, with the first goal a Messi penalty.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • That changed rapidly as Argentina flew out of the traps and picked apart their jaded opponents, going 2-0 up after 36 minutes, with the first goal a Messi penalty.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026

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