riven

Example Sentences

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Long before Nancy's arrival, the club was riven with disharmony.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Small towns were riven between people calling themselves Patriots and British Loyalists.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025

Now he is banned from standing, his PPA-CI is riven with divisions and his ex-wife is running for president for a rival party.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Lee’s film is a New-York-state-of-mind twist on Kurosawa’s scenario, originally based on a novel by Ed McBain and riven with tensions between the poor and rich.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Psalms sung by the priests of King David, who united the kingdoms of Israel and Judaea in 1003 bc, are riven through with references to instruments and to singing.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall