parted
Example Sentences
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This time, there were no children involved, and they parted as friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
We shook hands and parted ways, the tour complete.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The TV studio said it parted ways with Rose following “multiple complaints” involving the actor’s workplace behavior.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
It also parted ways with its chief operating, financial, and legal executives.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Very conscientiously, he parted the canes and clipped one in the middle, holding the shears at a careful slant, taking care not to injure a larger cane adjacent to it.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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