- present tense form of separate (3rd person singular).
separates
Example Sentences
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"This study gives us real-world evidence about what separates a storm that is becoming organized from one that remains tilted and less capable of strengthening."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
No glass separates gawkers from seven full-size, screen-used vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Krakatau, sits in a strait that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Driving along the wall that separates the two countries, we saw service roads built by Israel after the invasion, intense movement of Israeli soldiers and residential buildings that were being used by them.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
I walk up the three steps to the altar and step over the small railing that separates the masses from all that is sacred.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
