Example Sentences

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At Spurs the club's identity, fragile as it was, disintegrated around him.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

That was before the alliance disintegrated, the two erstwhile allies turned on each other and the jihadists drove the Tuareg separatists out.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Then in a matter of weeks in 2011, Sokol’s prospects disintegrated after a controversy related to his personal stock trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Six weeks after the charges were filed, the case disintegrated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

They disintegrated as he pulled them from the wall.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer