Sentence examples for into tatters from inspiring English sources

They rip open cells, irritate membranes, slice proteins into tatters.

But Grant came in for decades of disgraceful posthumous attacks that tore his reputation into tatters.

Take Robert Hass, who describes in "Between the Wars" how one could hear "the slightly / maniacal cicadas tuning up to tear the fabric / of the silence into tatters".

Under these conditions, when the prince ripped his shirt into tatters with excruciating intensity, it made self-slaughter seem like a soothing alternative.

As her pained existence as a housewife and clandestine sex worker descends further into tatters – button by button – this beacon is her only constant, a severe reminder of life's metronomic trudge.

Ultimately, Mr. Piper's costumes, with their sweeping colored linings (for the fairies) and degeneration into tatters (for the mortals), tell you more about the characters than the actors ever do.

Much of BoJack's dialogue is like that – so sharp it'll cut itself into knowing tatters.

Sixteen months later, with its plans to push into overseas markets in tatters, and the meaningless new name a laughing stock, Roberts left, Consignia was consigned to the history books, and Royal Mail bosses hoped the £2m rebranding would be forgotten as soon as possible.

The stories told by the acquitted on television have been devastating: marriages wrecked, children taken into care, jobs lost, reputations in tatters.

Where Stubbs has impressed is by breathing fresh life into a club that was in tatters after the relegation presided over by Terry Butcher.

He went on to accuse us of using extravagant language: every problem's a crisis, policies don't run into difficulty, they end up in tatters.