subdivide

Example Sentences

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And so even in the legislature, we subdivide power again between Senate and house.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Or, he could apply to subdivide the lots into multiple smaller ownerships.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Unlike state criminal codes, the federal criminal code does not “grade” or subdivide most of its white-collar offenses.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023

“That male lineage unifies the tomb, whereas female ancestors subdivide the community.”

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

He understood a lot about how to speculate for land, graze it, subdivide it, make it pay dividends.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols