Example Sentences

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The couple, who wed in 2023, have been splitting their time between the Windy City, where they now have a home, and Texas, where Biles is originally from.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Lance and Darnold have been splitting time behind Purdy and with the first team when Purdy sits, while Allen has been working mostly with the third-string offense.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Storm Norton and Trey Pipkins III have been splitting practice snaps equally at right tackle.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2022

In de Laura’s stead, grad transfer Jarrett Guarantano and junior Cammon Cooper have been splitting the first-team reps at practices this week.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021

She turned and scrambled up the outcroppings, picking up the hatchet that was to have been splitting kindling all this time.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt