How to Use take apart in a Sentence

take apart

verb
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  • Yeah, my aunt took apart a roller skate and nailed it on a piece of wood.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Most of the 150 or so sets of the Sketchbook have been taken apart.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In the end, the bridge was not taken apart, and the yacht was towed to a different location to have its masts attached.
    — Kevin Koenig, New York Times, 19 May 2023
  • Juicers that need to be hand washed should be taken apart, then cleaned carefully with mild soap.
    — Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
  • With a no-mesh strainer, the juicer is easy to take apart quickly for cleaning, without needing to scrub the equipment.
    — Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
  • But Michigan simply took apart Maryland’s defense in the first two quarters as the Wolverines led 10-4 at the half.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2023
  • Look for high chairs with a five-point harness that is simple to take apart and put back together when cleaning.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Look for feeders that are easy to put together and take apart, so cleaning is simple.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The bottle can be taken apart for cleaning and is dishwasher-safe.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
  • These screwdrivers were able to tighten glasses and take apart a gaming controller with ease.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
  • His art has a rough edge—the finished pieces often look as if they’ve been taken apart and crudely reassembled.
    — Robert Boyd, Chron, 16 May 2023
  • Even the antique stop valves and supply lines, which had to be taken apart and replated, turned into a restoration project.
    — Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 1 May 2023
  • Like many baby cups, these need to be thoroughly taken apart to clean to prevent mold and bacteria growth in all of its nooks and crannies.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The two-in-one style cot is impressively easy to put together and take apart thanks to its intuitive design.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Parents will like that when playtime is over, the setup can be taken apart and nested together.
    — Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 18 May 2024
  • It’s designed to be transported, assembled, and taken apart with ease, since its steel poles and strong polyester ties don’t require any tools for setup.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
  • The free disposal process doesn’t involve smelting or crushing, but the guns rather are taken apart, with the receiver or frame being the only piece destroyed.
    — Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
  • With 598 pieces, this kit promotes STEM concepts in an exciting way, resulting in a beautiful build to display or take apart and start again.
    — Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
  • When you’re desired in the cannibalistic way that only whiteness can desire you, you are taken apart by your limbs.
    — Hazlitt, 3 May 2023
  • Lynch began her career at Ford Motor, and part of her training consisted of taking apart a car engine and putting it back together.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Apple’s AirPods Max is surprisingly one of the more repairable options on the market right now, but there’s room for something even easier to take apart.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 May 2023
  • The station reports that officers started moving in and taking apart the encampment around 4:20 a.m.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 10 May 2024
  • But the biggest takeaway of them all is that the Hollywood labor contract negotiating process needs to be taken apart and rebuilt for the modern era.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Easy to build and store: A good artificial Christmas tree will be easy to put together and easy to take apart, requiring minimal fluffing.
    — Jenni Gritters, wsj.com, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Now, obviously, the government would be responding, trying to take apart that claim.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 July 2023
  • Ease of Cleaning Make sure all of the components can easily be taken apart for cleaning purposes, Smart suggests.
    — Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • By nightfall, all portable real estate is folded or taken apart, packed up — and carried away.
    — Susan Hartman Todd Heisler, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • For example, several temporary pools will be built for the games, then taken apart and re-installed in communities that have a dearth of public pools.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Trailing by two at the half, the Warriors came out and methodically, systematically took apart the Kings.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Even the chemistry of fire is a biochemistry: fire takes apart what photosynthesis puts together.
    — Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024

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