Example Sentences

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Irene compartmentalizes and rationalizes her act; she needs to cool down, the tearoom is a breezy refuge, if one she intentionally seeks out rather than merely happens upon.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

As much as the conversation about the Packers keeps veering toward his dissatisfaction, Rodgers compartmentalizes annoyance better than most.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

He’s said that he compartmentalizes, so that if he’s with you, he’s just Dennis.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2019

There’s nothing necessarily wrong with a movie that compartmentalizes its emotions and dishes them out like stocking stuffers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2016

The guide compartmentalizes U.S. history into 10 eras, from the beginnings until 1620 to contemporary $ America, and proposes two to four "standards" of what students should know about each period.

From Time Magazine Archive