riven
a past participle of rive.
rent or split apart.
split radially, as a log.
Origin of riven
1Other words from riven
- un·riv·en, adjective
Words Nearby riven
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How to use riven in a sentence
However, instead of staying focused on eliminating al-Qaida and their leader, Osama bin Laden, we replaced the Taliban government with one riven with corruption and we also exacerbated tension between rival tribes and warlords.
South Korea elects a new President in March, and since Moon is ineligible to serve more than one term, he knows that time is running out to heal his riven homeland.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in Makes One Last Attempt to Heal His Homeland | Charlie Campbell | June 23, 2021 | TimeThe country clearly needs to unite in part because it’s so riven, helping misinformation and lies incite a crowd that physically attacked the country’s seat of legislative power.
McCarthy knows how riven the GOP is currently, and minding that divide is crucial for any party leader.
But on the French left — riven by ideological splits from competing centuries — that job is akin to herding cats.
This Scary-Smart New Minister of Economy Might Just Turn France Around | Tracy McNicoll | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The field was lackluster and riven by scandal (hello, Carlos Danger).
New York City Mayoral Race Looks Wonderfully Like Democracy at Its Best | Michael Daly | September 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThese things were supposed to protect Sweden from the class-and-ethnic conflict that has riven the United States, Britain, France.
And each side is riven by sharp internal divisions that make a deal difficult.
Fiscal Cliff Stalemate Needs Two-Party Solution | Daniel Gross | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a white-on-white shooting of the sort that often goes unpublicized in a state riven by racial tensions.
James Peters, the Scottsdale Cop Involved in Six Justifiable Homicides | Terry Greene Sterling | September 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBarbour tells pitifully how the fugitives' clothes and shoon were riven and rent before they reached Aberdeen.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonHad he in him the makings of the mere trimmer and politician, in addition to the miserable vanity that had riven him to-day?
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThey, who have riven the shackles of low birth or poverty, and made for themselves a glorious name—out of nothing!
Alone | Marion HarlandThe stone would immediately be split and riven exactly in the manner required.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontO for a grotto frost-lined and rill-riven,Scooped in the rock under cataract vast!
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