- present participle of depart.
departing
Example Sentences
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Nadeem Meghji’s departure adds to the list of real-estate executives departing Blackstone over the past three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
As long as no new government is sworn into office, the departing CDU state premier would continue to govern in a caretaker capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane was landing in Miami after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday when it overran the runway and crashed.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Analysts have questioned the company’s fashion choices and criticized it for departing from its core athletic gear.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sarah Pocket then made her separate effect of departing with, “Bless you, Miss Havisham dear!” and with a smile of forgiving pity on her walnut-shell countenance for the weaknesses of the rest.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
