riven

[ riv-uhn ]

/ ˈrɪv ən /

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verb

a past participle of rive.

adjective

rent or split apart.

split radially, as a log.

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OTHER WORDS FROM riven

un·riv·en, adjective

Words nearby riven

rival, rivalrous, rivalry, rive, rivel, riven, river, Rivera, Rivera, Diego, riverbank, riverbank grape

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.
We Have No Idea What We're Fighting For Anymore|Karl Marlantes|August 26, 2021|Time
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|Time
The 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.
Political unity is in the eye of the beholder|Philip Bump|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
McCarthy knows how riven the GOP is currently, and minding that divide is crucial for any party leader.
Kevin McCarthy’s rudderless GOP leadership|Aaron Blake|January 12, 2021|Washington Post

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|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|DAILY BEAST
These things were supposed to protect Sweden from the class-and-ethnic conflict that has riven the United States, Britain, France.
What We Can Learn From Rioting in Sweden|Megan McArdle|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
It 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|DAILY BEAST
Barbour tells pitifully how the fugitives' clothes and shoon were riven and rent before they reached Aberdeen.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Had 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 Atherton
They, who have riven the shackles of low birth or poverty, and made for themselves a glorious name—out of nothing!
Alone|Marion Harland
The stone would immediately be split and riven exactly in the manner required.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
O for a grotto frost-lined and rill-riven,Scooped in the rock under cataract vast!
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various