deconstructs
- present tense form of deconstruct (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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In its meta construction, “Invention” artfully deconstructs our thirst for knowledge and how easily we’re swayed, even when we believe we’re the smartest one in the room.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
Three hours’ worth ... but also one that deconstructs the genre with its complicated look at the brilliant, tortured physicist of its title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Sam Adams deconstructs how The Lego Movie transformed the way Hollywood blockbusters are built.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2024
A line of machines deconstructs polypropylene plastic from the backing layer of carpets, before creating pellets that can be used in new carpets, car body bumpers and storage containers.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
"I'm beginning to think you shouldn't have started reading comics with a book that completely deconstructs the last fifty years of the genre," he said.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
