partition

Example Sentences

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The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

No arguments there; but there are certainly a few to be had with Mr. Dalrymple’s fourth so-called partition, that of Princely India—the nominally independent protectorates that constituted almost a third of the Indian empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

When one sibling wants to live in the inherited home but cannot afford to buy out the other, it’s usually time for hard decisions: a partition action, if necessary, to sell and move on.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

The experiments revealed that bridgmanite's ability to trap water, measured by its water partition coefficient, increases sharply at higher temperatures.

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

By now, soldiers have found a partition usually used to divide the state box.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly