Sentence examples for apart instead from inspiring English sources

It failed because it split apart instead of remaining united.

"As we got older, we kind of drifted apart instead of staying closer," Cunningham said.

At its worst, however, religion can be fanatical, intolerant, and divisive, tearing communities apart instead of uniting them.

To cut down on the amount of lumber used, studs were placed 24 inches apart, instead of the typical 16.

The traditional view is that Jupiter's pull accelerated the Vesta-size asteroids so that they smashed themselves apart instead of gently coming together.

This is four hours of missed opportunities in which a scene is built up, almost tap-dances to a satisfying clap … and falls apart instead.

A terrorist attack designed to tear us apart has instead bound us together as a nation.

Plans for a smooth political transition fell apart, and instead Iraq was plagued by years of bloodshed.

This spring, they eschewed bachelor and bachelorette parties because they did not want to spend the time apart, and instead flew in May with six close friends to the Bahamas for a three-day weekend.

Is it the lack of a Blind SIde/The Artist fuzzy Oscar frontrunner that has critics tearing each other apart this year instead?

We see the two men, not tearing each other apart, but instead grappling, analyzing their stations in life, offering each other analysis.