deconstruct
verb (used with object)
to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.
was deconstructing
-
past progressiveof deconstruct.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ironically, scholars were constructing this Black canon just as literary studies was deconstructing the canon of Western literature as a whole: globalizing it, feminizing it, queering it, racially diversifying it.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
The idea here was deconstructing a classic Hollywood-memoir rags-to-riches story but then also telling a real story that has that emotional backbone.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2021
He was the corrective principle of the pop universe, he was deconstructing the tastelessness of award shows, he was etc, etc, etc.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2017
At this point, Zoe realized that she had chatted herself into an awkward spot, so she roused me from the sandwich I was deconstructing in the kitchen.
From Time Magazine Archive
