separate
Example Sentences
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The strait is roughly 20 miles wide at its narrowest point and divided into lanes to separate marine traffic, forcing merchant ships to travel along predictable routes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
A separate Gallup poll reported declining approval for the administration’s handling of foreign policy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
There are three separate yellow wind warnings across the country, with snow predicted to hit the west Highlands, Argyll and the Western Isles.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The chapel, whose unusual design includes three spires, two steeples, a belfry and separate sanctuaries for Catholics and Protestants, has been locked and left to decay since being damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Lou Ann. Please, I’ll do anything you ask. Please don’t separate Boo and me,” I beg.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
