sunder

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Democratic consultant Jim Ross and his Republican consultant brother, Tom, say their affection and mutual regard is something no campaign can ever sunder — even in these contentious times.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Importing market logic into a longer-term, less impersonal relationship makes no sense, and in fact, it tends to sunder those relations.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2019

Any move to sunder diplomatic relations again would recreate a long-standing irritant for the region.

From Economist • Oct. 5, 2017

This injury inspires Don’s malevolent plot to sunder the affection between Claude and Higgy as wedding bells are ready to peal.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2015

Taran expected Fflewddur’s harp strings to sunder at any moment.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander