section
noun
a part that is cut off or separated.
Example Sentences
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Yemeni authorities seized tools, testing equipment and raw materials, including the ablative material which protects sections of the missile from the intense heat produced by a ballistic missile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
These domains help organize DNA into broad sections within the cell, and their persistence suggests that some features of genome architecture are strongly conserved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Powerful waves crumbled large sections of the boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula and left several homes with severe structural damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The powerful surf exacerbated by the morning's high tide slammed into coastal communities, including Long Beach, where signficiant sections of the boardwalk crumbled under the pounding waves and several homes suffered serious structural damage.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
He took one of the small sections he’d been able to make and tried to add the piece to it, but it would not fit.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
