How to Use schism in a Sentence
schism
noun
- The church was divided by schism.
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When the girls were in their early teens, the church had a schism.
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ELLE,
11 Aug. 2022
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That was where the schism between her and Driscoll emerged.
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USA Today,
28 Sep. 2021
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In 2022, a schism in the chip design world and at Google erupted into the open.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Dec. 2023
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On both sides of the schism, worries have been voiced about war-readiness.
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Reuters,
NBC News,
21 July 2023
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The fallout and the aftermath The schism cost both men millions.
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Sunny Nagpaul,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2024
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The schism between the world of men and the world of women is an idea that connects most if not all of the subplots in this episode.
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Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
23 Dec. 2021
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This obsession leads to a massive schism between him and the rest of his crew.
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Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
16 June 2022
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At the moment, schism is much more a reality on the right.
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WSJ,
26 July 2021
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The women’s pushback also lays bare schisms in Iran that had been veiled for decades.
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Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 May 2023
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In the aftermath of the schism, Slater’s soon-to-be-ex-wife, singer Lilly Jay, is the only one brave enough to speak on it.
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Vulture,
27 July 2023
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There’s a schism in the world of startups and venture capital right now.
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Scott Kirsner,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 Jan. 2022
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The two came frighteningly close to nuclear war in the late 1960s, at the height of their Cold War schism.
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Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
29 Dec. 2022
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No matter which side emerges triumphant from the meeting next week, a schism looms.
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BostonGlobe.com,
12 June 2021
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The largest schism among Republicans centers on whether the U.S. should take in Afghan refugees.
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Ledyard King,
USA TODAY,
27 Aug. 2021
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To be sure, Democrats are facing an identity schism of their own.
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Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2022
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The intensity and pain of that schism eclipsed my greatest fears.
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Thr Staff,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Sep. 2022
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This sets up a schism possibly between the federal and the state courts.
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Laura Johnston,
cleveland,
15 June 2022
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That led to a schism within the Eastern Orthodox world.
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Alan Cullison,
WSJ,
31 July 2022
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However this schism plays out within the fanbase in the weeks ahead, the crew itself seems as tight as ever.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2023
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Amir has protested every week since the movement began in the hopes of preventing a wider schism.
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Shira Rubin,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2023
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This is a schism, another point of division for Browns fans.
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Doug Lesmerises,
cleveland,
18 Mar. 2022
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The apparent schism in the GOP is not limited to races for governor.
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Libby Cathey,
ABC News,
18 July 2022
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The schism turned out to be even more catastrophic than either side could have imagined.
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Indrani Sen,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2024
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What happened to the brutal war that resulted in Korea’s schism?
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Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Dec. 2021
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Recent global events have made schisms between these countries and the West more pronounced.
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Comfort Ero,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2024
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The schism was laid bare last fall during the WGA East election for officers and board members when two clear factions emerged.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2022
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Such a schism in mind, however, how might the last leader of the Soviet Union be remembered?
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Brigid Kennedy,
The Week,
5 Sep. 2022
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This schism has left Europe with a short-term challenge, however.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
6 Sep. 2022
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The schism between the two Einsteins entered the spotlight in 1935, when the physicist faced off against himself in a pair of scholarly papers.
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Dennis Overbye,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2022
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