apart

Example Sentences

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"Its stubby little arms with only one row of suckers set it apart from most octopus we are familiar with," Voight said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

At home, Brown’s family life was coming apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Maybe if it’s slow enough, you can form solid within the tank and cause the monomers, the reactive monomers, to stay apart from one another.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Everyone was right about Manchester City's win at Wembley, apart from Chelsea fan Songer.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

We jumped apart like we’d been electrocuted, and I felt a stab of fear as I saw my envelope still grasped tightly in Elliot’s sweaty hand.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin