compartmentalize

Example Sentences

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So I stopped trying to be my whole self everywhere, and gave myself permission to prioritize and compartmentalize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

We compartmentalize this grief and outrage into the corners of our private lives.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

Have you figured out how to compartmentalize what you do with System of a Down and Scars on Broadway?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

“I’ve learned to compartmentalize because it does take an emotional toll,” Loo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

My parents thought of the divorce as trading one piece of paper for another, and I try to compartmentalize it in the same way.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi