bisect

Cast-stone columns with ornate capitals bisect the thresholds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The loss of New York and advance of British troops from Canada threatened to bisect the colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

When these acoels reproduce asexually, they first bisect themselves.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024

"For your safety, take this next opportunity to move south beyond Wadi Gaza," the military announced, referring to the wetlands that bisect the narrow, coastal territory.

From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023

According to the map this canal should bisect the Wellteco Canal, which will turn south and flow all the way to the ocean.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Some metro trains have to stop during an alert because they travel overground across the Dnipro river that bisects the city.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Mr. Robb’s excellent maps expose their geological foundation: the limestone belt that bisects England from the upper right to the lower left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Soldiers also entered the Netzarim Corridor, which runs roughly four miles and bisects the enclave just south of Gaza City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

H. dorsalis hails from the mountains of Northern Borneo and features a conspicuous dark stripe that begins atop its head and bisects its back before fading around mid-body.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

He stands beneath the tree that bisects the middle of the loft.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

“It’s right here,” glaciologist Alison Criscitiello says, pointing to a nearly invisible gray smudge behind the glass, on a 5-foot-long, 1,550-year-old bisected cylinder of ice.

From Slate ● May 8, 2026

An Instagram account with millions of views shows a woman in swimsuits and gymwear whose body is bisected by vitiligo so she is exactly half white and half brown.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

It’s bisected by La Cienega Boulevard, a thoroughfare that carries six lanes of high-speed traffic through the gritty landscape of the oil field, which feels like a relic of old L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025

For example, “Pinky could conclude only that the strength of the floor diaphragm where the trench headers bisected the slab was inadequate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Look, Auntie, look, her niece would cry, and when she opened her hand there would be a shiny flake of mica to see, or maybe a bisected worm, all squiggly confusion.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Humanitarian workers have to carry out special co-ordination to cross the Israeli military zone bisecting the territory.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025

The border wall begins at the Pacific Ocean, bisecting the half-acre Friendship Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

People cheered the trucks full of soldiers speeding through the road bisecting the town, as women and children sat under tents eating bread, cheese and vegetable stew.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

Ms. Ibarra’s route to the dialysis center is a slice of Central Valley life, bisecting miles of pistachio and almond orchards, and cotton fields shedding fluff along the shoulders.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

The Corona was out of the lane, he reported, somewhere south of buoy 56, and would have to dogleg to the northeast, bisecting Ship Channel Bank.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson