Example Sentences

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Khong watches them and wonders what will separate us from them in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Nina and her husband live in constant fear that US immigration authorities will separate them from their 4-year-old daughter Ayadana.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Just as standardized financial reporting made it easier to identify well-run companies in the industrial age, standardized labor data will separate winners from losers in the AI age.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

On Sunday, the lander component of the mission will separate from the orbiter and attempt to land on the side of the Moon that faces permanently away from Earth.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

“I just wanted to know if CPS will separate us if my mom doesn’t…you know, come back.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko