parted from

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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

But many parents, among them Egidio Stigliano's, could not bear to be parted from their children.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2022

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

He could scarcely bear to be parted from her for an hour, but the madwoman had been locked in the Tower for years.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill