At least one cannon-ball fell short, for Sharpe saw a marine virtually disintegrate just five steps above him.

More than 400 Arab villages disappeared due to population shifts, and Arab life in the coastal cities virtually disintegrated.

Add it to the pan toward the end of cooking and it virtually disintegrates into a tangy liquid.

A few weeks later, the Communist Party in Hungary virtually disintegrated during a popular revolution.

His body virtually disintegrated under the sheer concentration of machine-gun fire.

His army virtually disintegrated under Valence's rapid onslaught, with many of Bruce's leading supporters falling captive.

The rest of the aircraft virtually disintegrated on impact.

The TV screen showed a smoking, virtually disintegrated ruin, the remains of buildings, an industrial installation of great magnitude that had been all but obliterated.

The latter were so mushy that they virtually disintegrated when shelled.

His body virtually disintegrated in a scarlet cloud of blood, flesh, and clothing from the impact of hundreds of softnosed bullets.