Example Sentences

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Since then, Mr. Dobrindt has been dismantling the refugee policies of previous governments step by step.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

“Just imagine that four to five precincts were hit with ransomware on Election Day,” said Tom Burt, the Microsoft executive overseeing the team that has been dismantling TrickBot.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2020

I also have to note that for years, Craigslist has been dismantling the classified-ads business of The Post and other newspapers.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2010

The government is sensitive to this charge, and since 1981 it has been dismantling such import barriers.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the past month, she has been dismantling her household piece by piece.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri