How to Use deconstruct in a Sentence
deconstruct
verb-
The result feels a bit like seeing a magic trick deconstructed before your eyes.
— Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024 -
Rose deconstructs the slasher formula and rebuilds it around themes of race, privilege, and taboo relationships.
— Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 -
To have been part of the myth making and then to go back and now deconstruct it . .
— Matthew Lynch, HWD, 11 July 2017 -
Or, in the case of the night’s best performance, deconstruct the whole awards show context.
— Richard Trapunski, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023 -
And by the way, in the mid-80s, Watchmen and The Dark Knight both did it, so the idea of deconstructing the superhero myth is 30 years old.
— James Hibberd, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2019 -
The cabins were far from the first buildings the artist has deconstructed.
— Fred A. Bernstein, WSJ, 24 July 2017 -
This wasn’t the only scene for which An was willing to deconstruct some shoes.
— Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2020 -
Adele deconstructs the 1989 Cure classic and turns it into a Latin-tinged torch song.
— Chuck Arnold, Billboard, 4 May 2018 -
Before it’s deconstructed, the teens get to take it for a spin around a parking lot.
— Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2023 -
In the months since, Wardle has worked on and off to deconstruct that emoji mystery.
— Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 10 July 2018 -
Also, the man has dope style with that deconstructed cardie with full lapes.
— Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024 -
The goal is to make each box smaller and smaller, to really deconstruct the pieces.
— Gary Stix, Scientific American, 3 July 2024 -
It was deconstructed but not harsh, if that makes sense.
— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Hirway even deconstructs the Stranger Things theme song.
— Laura Jane Standley, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2017 -
The spokesperson noted that the city has in the past had to deconstruct parts of the bridge to accommodate large vessels.
— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2022 -
Cones are places along the different slits in the floor and production begins to deconstruct the stage.
— Bryan West, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024 -
In any case, the Bears still are digging into film with Fields to deconstruct all that went wrong Sunday.
— Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 28 Sep. 2021 -
Here, in addition to so much else, the very act of watching a movie is deconstructed.
— David Mermelstein, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018 -
He’s built a world based around himself that fans have been able to deconstruct and buy into for almost three decades.
— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 July 2024 -
As a result, the artist aims to deconstruct ideas of beauty and gender stereotypes.
— Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023 -
The Quick-fire challenge was all about deconstructing the Denver omelet.
— Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 22 Dec. 2017 -
An entire side of the building was deconstructed to help a crew get the vehicle up that high.
— Justin Ray, Robb Report, 26 May 2023 -
Smart people deconstructed his words point by point, and there are a lot of smart people out there these days.
— Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2019 -
The monument was deconstructed that year because of rot at the pedestal's base.
— NOLA.com, 19 May 2017 -
There were deconstructed flowers, candles, and the bride’s close friend Akrim playing the horn . .
— Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 30 July 2018 -
On one side, there’s that pâte spread over a light, fluffy baguette -- the base that was so elegantly deconstructed at Rose VL.
— Michael Russell | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 22 Mar. 2018 -
Instead find a nice sandwich or salad to eat instead of asking the waiter to deconstruct the dish.
— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2018 -
The berms were largely intact, not deconstructed, as ordered by the court.
— Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The apex is European on each triangle (don’t deconstruct that!), with African to the bottom left and Amerindian to the bottom right.
— Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2011 -
We in the media love to deconstruct Father’s Day with those bad father stories.
— John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
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