split apart
Frequency: 7.513.0 per million words
to divide or break into two or more parts along a line
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Examples (20)
- The dry log suddenly split apart in the roaring fire.
- The old wooden fence began to split apart after years of neglect.
- During the earthquake, the ground split apart, creating a terrifying chasm.
- If you pull too hard on the fabric, it will split apart at the seams.
- The band sadly split apart due to creative differences.
- The tectonic plates are slowly splitting apart, causing geological changes.
- Political disagreements caused the once-unified party to split apart.
- A strong earthquake can cause poorly constructed buildings to split apart.
- If you pull too hard, the old fabric will split apart.
- The ancient manuscript threatened to split apart as the curator carefully opened it.
- He used a wedge to split the large stone apart.
- Their once strong alliance eventually split apart due to irreconcilable differences.
- Their partnership split apart over financial disputes.
- The political party appeared to be splitting apart over the controversial new policy.
- The controversial new law is threatening to split the country apart.
- Economic disparities can often cause a society to split apart into different factions.
- After freezing, the water in the pipe expanded and caused it to split apart.
- The old book's binding had completely split apart from repeated handling.
- The cells split apart as part of the division process.
- We need to address these issues immediately, or our community will split apart.