apart

Example Sentences

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"Its stubby little arms with only one row of suckers set it apart from most octopus we are familiar with," Voight said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

I’ve also had deals that have fallen apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

His marriage fell apart, and his children were taken away by his ex-partner without warning.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Maybe if it’s slow enough, you can form solid within the tank and cause the monomers, the reactive monomers, to stay apart from one another.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

But the resulting conclusions—whether spirit communication was true or false—could also pull people apart.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock