parted from

Example Sentences

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The man, a Hungarian national, told police he had left his luggage on the train during his cigarette break and did not want to be parted from it.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Joel is finally ready to be a father figure to Ellie as they arrive at the fabled Firefly hospital . . . only to be knocked out by a concussion grenade and parted from her.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2023

Their memories are filled with heartbreaking scenes, most of all when she and the children parted from her husband and their father, Sergey.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2022

But if the life histories of children forced to be parted from parents for years of their childhoods are any indication, these periods of separation will have long-lasting, devastating, and unpredictable effects.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2020

The clouds overhead parted from time to time and let the brilliant moonlight through—so bright that Malcolm almost had to shade his eyes.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman