parting

Example Sentences

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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

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

The network is parting ways with the show’s most recent executive producer, Tanya Simon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The team’s fortunes dipped after that, with Orgeron and LSU parting ways following the 2021 season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Like the Red Sea parting for Moses, the crowd at the bottom of the stairs—the same crowd that had watched Peach make a mess of Uncle Edisto’s funeral—parted to make a pathway for Peach.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles