Example Sentences

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The pair are thought to have separated in 2024.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

HPV-DeepSeek works by using whole-genome sequencing to identify trace fragments of HPV DNA that have separated from a tumor and entered the bloodstream.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin and her designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have separated.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

“God may have separated the light from the dark in Genesis 1, but God declared them both to be good.”

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

Had it still occupied that space, the impact would have separated it from Butler’s shoulders.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer