The storm was tearing apart the old pier.

After college, we kept drifting apart as our careers took us to different cities.

The old bookshelf came apart just as I was moving it upstairs.

She pulls apart the old letters to find the hidden note.

A single betrayal tears apart the fragile peace they had built.

The children tore apart the cardboard box to build a fort.

The children were pulling apart the cardboard boxes to build a fort.

When I picked up the old book, its spine fell apart in my hands.

The old barn was falling apart after the storm, so we decided to remove the damaged beams.

If you drop that antique vase, it falls apart into a thousand glittering pieces.