separates
Example Sentences
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This structure separates spiders and their relatives from insects, which instead have antennae at the front of their bodies.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
After Orion separates from the upper stage, it will conduct what is called a translunar injection—the engine firing that commits Orion to soaring out to the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The last time Geumseong saw his mother was in June 2019, on the banks of the Yalu River which separates China from North Korea.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Sedlander said the agents backed Olivar up against the wood railing that separates the public area from where the parties sit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
That was the worst part about having cancer, sometimes: The physical evidence of disease separates you from other people.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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