subdivide

Example Sentences

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And so even in the legislature, we subdivide power again between Senate and house.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Or, he could apply to subdivide the lots into multiple smaller ownerships.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Congress doesn’t have to remake the wheel if it wishes to subdivide its white-collar statutes; it can borrow from state codes.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023

“That male lineage unifies the tomb, whereas female ancestors subdivide the community.”

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

But she was probably being modest, because if you looked harder at Weisberg’s life you could probably subdivide her experiences into fifteen or twenty worlds.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell