Example Sentences

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It starts broad with three domains: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya, then subdivides into kingdoms, continuing to narrow itself down all the way to species.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022

Yet another, June Living, subdivides homes and individual apartments into single-room rentals.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 13, 2018

In the high-energy “Blow High, Blow Low,” a dance for 11 men becomes one for 10, then subdivides into smaller groups before suddenly swelling to 14.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2018

Anchored by an instantly likable teen, "Becoming Us" uses a screen that often subdivides into video blogs, FaceTime chats and texts to make its preference for selfie over soapbox instantly clear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2015

Phrenology, however, subdivides these and adds others, vastly increasing the number of the sources of knowledge and the springs of human action.

From How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony by Windsor, William