partition

Example Sentences

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The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

This wasn’t a partition under the aegis of the British Empire: It happened 24 years after the British left.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The experiments revealed that bridgmanite's ability to trap water, measured by its water partition coefficient, increases sharply at higher temperatures.

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

The freezers were hidden behind a drywall partition in the flat, located in the city of Innsbruck.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

I think a partition had been knocked out to make the living room larger.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey