part
noun
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent.
was parting
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past progressiveof part.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On Monday, Chappell Roan announced that she was parting ways with her booking agency Wasserman Music over Wasserman’s ties to Epstein and Maxwell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The company also said it was parting ways with its top finance executive, Jacinth Smiley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Markus Dohle will step down at the end of the year, the company said, adding that he was parting at "his own request and on the best of mutual terms".
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
Dortmund announced last Friday that it was parting ways with Rose after what it described as an “unsatisfactory season.”
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2022
The crowd was parting, and as the movement spread to us we gave way too, to let a tall white man through.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
