Example Sentences

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He has been a registered Republican since adulthood, but his financial contributions have split party lines, public records show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“Katy and Orlando have split but are amicable,” a source told Us Weekly.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Gomez added he is “very sad” about immigration raids led by the Trump administration that have split up hardworking families.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

Under the agreement, the Energy Department and American Battery would have split the cost equally, at about $58 million each.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

If her guess about these universes was right, and they were the multiple worlds predicted by quantum theory, then some of them would have split off from her own much earlier than others.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman