Example Sentences

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For example, the North American and Eurasian plates are separating at about 2.5 centimeters, or 1 inch, per year.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Put simply, while the biggest stocks in the AI trade still dominate index performance with the sheer heft of their market values, investors are separating the wheat from the chaff in the recent pullback.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

As well as removing children, they decide children's futures where parents are separating and cannot agree.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

I’ve written how the states are separating politically and culturally.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023

But when she says, Nicky, your father and I are separating, it’s like a bombshell drops right in the center of your heart and splatters all across your life.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander