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

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

By the time it reaches Corona, it splits into two segments — the Chino fault, which heads toward Chino Hills; and the Whittier fault, which is near or bisects the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 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 admitted it was a "very lucky" finish to his round after his drive bounced out of the creek that bisects the 18th fairway.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 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

The ranch where she lives in Burnet County northwest of Austin, Texas, could be bisected by one of the high-voltage power lines proposed to crisscross the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Minutes later, England were lucky not to concede a similar try when a pass bisected Jess Breach and Jones, who pounced on the ball just before Lizzie Gibson got to it.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“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

A silver thread of river bisected the field and there, nestling in the fold of a meander loop, was the proud oak.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

As leaders of Seattle’s ethnic-business communities, we remember the sweeping impacts of past infrastructure decisions, whether it was highways bisecting or leveling communities of color, or leaving neighborhoods under served and underdeveloped.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

Several works here repeat variations of inky near-black blue or purple vinyl featuring a bisecting line on white, creating abstractly floral constructions.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

Her face was smooth and bronze, with a high-bridged, regal nose and a scar bisecting her right eyebrow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor