Example Sentences

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Divested stores would be rolled into a stand-alone company, dubbed SpinCo, and run by Albertsons until a buyer could be found.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Divested of her royal title, her famous gowns auctioned for charity, she is Vanity Fair’s cover and planning a trip to Sarajevo to promote her campaign against landmines.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2017

Divested of his bat cowl, the caped crusader is none other than U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Divested of technicalities, this document proved that George Pickering’s dangerous condition arose from blood poisoning caused by a stab from a contaminated knife.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

Divested of much that is but jargon, an inexperienced man can easily learn in a few lessons, from word of mouth or printed page, how to prune grapes.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.