Example Sentences

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Mayan Eliahu Ifhar, the developmental psychologist at the protest in Tel Aviv, says that differences over the war are dividing her from friends, not just from adversaries.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

The cells in the wing disc adhere to the ECM, which keeps them from drifting too far from one another, especially when cells are dividing.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

Cells are dividing in your body and you will ensure that they result in a child.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

The Epic situation, she contends, is just another example of how the board and administration are dividing the community and “failing our children and our teachers.”

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2022

“He and Professor Trelawney are dividing classes between them this year,” said Professor McGonagall, a hint of disapproval in her voice; it was common knowledge that she despised the subject of Divination.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling