How to Use digital divide in a Sentence

digital divide

noun
Definition of digital dividenext
  • But the digital divide has proved narrower than feared, largely thanks to the prevalence of smartphones.
    — Eric Scigliano, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The digital divide — or the dearth of technology and internet access — is not a new problem.
    — Dallas News, 3 May 2021
  • The story highlighted how high school students from around the country are helping younger kids bridge the digital divide through the service that pairs tutors with tutees.
    — Arthur Jones Ii, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Courthouses have addressed the digital divide by setting up Zoom kiosks and, in Texas, lending tablets to jurors.
    — Eric Scigliano, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021
  • These new effects of the digital divide extend far beyond one company's technology.
    — Andrew Kenney, USA TODAY, 2 May 2021
  • Besides data gaps like this, a looming problem for India’s healthcare system will be managing the digital divide in the country.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Among them: Increase access to internet and WiFi to help eliminate the digital divide.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
  • While much attention on the digital divide has been placed on schools, health care is increasingly dependent on at-home monitoring and telehealth appointments.
    — Dallas News, 3 May 2021
  • Although the government has spent billions on the digital divide in the past, the efforts have failed to close it partly because people in different areas have different problems.
    — Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The scene underscored the width of the state's digital divide.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The city of San Diego has taken some steps to address the digital divide.
    — Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021
  • And so the digital divide, which some say has become a chasm, remains.
    — Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The space will help bridge the digital divide that prevails in Kearns, said Trish Hull, manager of the Kearns branch.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Can streetlights help end the digital divide in cities?
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • But the data problems are just the first in a series of thorny challenges in closing the digital divide.
    — Brian Fung, CNN, 9 June 2021
  • But that’s about to change as the digital divide vanishes.
    — Forrester, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • At the same time, private industry also has a role to fill in bridging the digital divide, said Ford.
    — Fortune, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Two of the focal points of Inspire Change, social justice and the digital divide, are still evolving.
    — Barry Wilner, ajc, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The digital divide is the gap between people and access to computers, internet and the skills to use them.
    — AZCentral.com, 16 Apr. 2023
  • What happens when the digital divide becomes an AI chasm?
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Determined to find a solution to the digital divide, the team at Phoenix College was the driving force behind this project.
    — Olivia McCann, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The gaps could be attributed to the digital divide: certain groups are less likely to have the technology or know how to use it, the authors say.
    — Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The digital divide is only one of many factors driving a shift in who is having children.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The result for these Americans aged 65 and older due to this digital divide?
    — Byrichard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 2 June 2023
  • The city of Dallas is offering free internet access across the city in an effort to bridge the digital divide.
    — Destine Gibson, Dallas News, 24 June 2021
  • Here are the three key ways private companies are closing the digital divide.
    — Bart Van Aardenne, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Kelley has made addressing the digital divide a key plank of his campaign.
    — cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Even as the world gets more connected, the digital divide remains a global problem.
    — Andy Purdy, Forbes, 18 June 2021
  • Closing the digital divide has long plagued policymakers who have strived to connect more Americans to this vital service.
    — Christian Arana, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
  • Previous federal efforts to close the digital divide long focused on making high-speed internet available in all areas, without much thought given to whether people could afford it, Rosenworcel noted.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 May 2024

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