try to separate

Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words

To make an effort to divide or part something.

separateverb + separate (verb)

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Examples (10)

  • They had to try to separate the two fighting dogs.
  • It's often difficult to try to separate fact from fiction in political debates.
  • The mediator will try to separate their personal feelings from the business dispute.
  • We must try to separate the reusable materials from the general waste.
  • She's been trying to separate her work life from her personal life for years.
  • They did try to separate the two substances, but it proved impossible.
  • The new policy aims to try to separate different user groups for better service.
  • You should always try to separate your emotions from your decisions.
  • He will try to separate the wheat from the chaff in the piles of documents.
  • The researchers are trying to separate the effects of diet from other lifestyle factors.