separated
Example Sentences
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Many have wondered what will happen when families are separated: Who will care for the U.S.-born, citizen children who may be left behind?
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
By the end of Act 2, when the separated spouses were finally brought together only to face death, their farewell duet was incandescent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The child had lived with his grandparents since he was two years old after his parents had separated, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
By 01:00 BST, police had separated the protesters into two groups and slowly pushed them to each end of the road.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I only wanna get back to my babies. I lost my daughter once, and now, because of Althea Sharpe, I’m separated from her again—along with my son.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
