subdivide

Example Sentences

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Unlike state criminal codes, the federal criminal code does not “grade” or subdivide most of its white-collar offenses.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023

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

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

Groups with more complex skeletons may occupy smaller niches and are less able to subdivide those niche spaces in order to produce new species.

From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023

In 2021, a public-backed charity paid NZ$2.15m to buy part of a beach following efforts to subdivide it in order to build houses.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 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