How to Use dissect in a Sentence

dissect

verb
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  • The goal has been to encourage both sides to speak their minds, dissect their emotions, and eventually heal.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Attendees can dissect an owl pellet, view organisms in the lagoon water, see a live bat up close and more.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
  • That first show is going to be dissected with a magnifying glass in the age of YouTube.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
  • There is no need to dissect the irony of a media giant giving one of the most compelling slots in its near-two-hour plea for advertising to a feature film.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
  • Those who have watched him play consistently this season emphasize his ability to dissect plays and slip into gaps to make tackles.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Loan officers will dissect these documents to determine your business's health and capacity to take on debt.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • However, the series soon becomes a mind-boggling supernatural thriller that’s a delight to dissect.
    — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
  • While plenty of viewers delight in dissecting the fashion choices made by their favorite A-listers, others have bristled at the evening’s opulence.
    — Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 7 May 2024
  • Massive Reddit threads spawned, dissecting musical choices.
    — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • For now, though, the staff has plenty of information to dissect from the early goings of the summer.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
  • 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 | Nalvarez@al.com, 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
  • Meanwhile, in Georgia, Young Thug is the latest high-profile hip hop artist to have his lyrics dissected in court.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
  • Roberson dissects the game from a different perspective on and off the court.
    — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2023
  • Imperialism and war are more topics that are dissected in The Rage of Dragons.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 July 2024
  • For Stephanopoulos, the Biden interview could be the most important sit-down of his journalistic career, dissected by both media observers and partisans of all kinds.
    — Will Sommer, Washington Post, 5 July 2024

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