split up

Example Sentences

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Manilow grew up poor in Brooklyn, the only son of a Jewish mother and an Irish father who split up right after he was born.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Other questions: What happens if you split up?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

One possibility is that the companies could be split up, an outcome favored by critics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But after she and her husband split up in 2022, the gig became a full-time job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“We’ll split up soon enough. Gonna need your help with something big first.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles