parting

Example Sentences

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She floated some creative solutions, such as leaving three months early in exchange for what she called “a parting gift” invested into a business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

While she worked out each fraudster's true intentions before parting with any cash, she said: "I'll never, ever go on a dating website again. I just don't know where you're meant to meet genuine people."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“When you look at being able to acquire a player like this, these things don’t come up often,” McVay said, adding that parting ways with Verse was difficult.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

She’s just being awful, just trying to get me in trouble with a parting shot.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black