split personality

Example Sentences

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Gisèle Pelicot sees things more simply, embracing the idea, put forward at the trial, of a split personality.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

In grappling with her California split personality, Harris said she coined a term to describe herself: “Sangeleno,” a hybrid identifier combining San Francisco and Los Angeles that does not appear destined to catch on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Because of the derivation of the term and because it literally meant "split," people decided schizophrenia meant split personality.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

Golden State developed a split personality as it proceeded in fits and starts, displaying the pride and potency that marked its dynasty years and a baffling new alter ego that seemed scattered and, frankly, mediocre.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2023

“He’s got a split personality when he puts on that helmet.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger