How to Use separation in a Sentence

separation

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  • After a separation of 30 years, she visited her family in Cuba.
  • Scott’s separation did much of the damage on the big play.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • So there's always been a bit of a separation between what happens in the books and what happens in the show.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The host of The Kelly Clarkson Show has opened up about how their separation affected her ideas of love.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Specifically, a wet room does not have a separation between the shower and the rest of the bathroom floor.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Part of the problem might be Brazil’s long-standing separation from the rest of Latin America.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The news of the separation came as a surprise to many, including The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum.
    — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Kfar Aza, a kibbutz close to the separation barrier with Gaza, was burned nearly to the ground: a charnel house.
    — Joshua Leifer, The New York Review of Books, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Also, fill gaps in siding with caulk, making sure to include a six-inch separation between the ground and the start of the siding.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • Thus far, the city has spent about $200 million on sewer separation projects.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • During their years of separation, Evans and Barker stayed in touch.
    — Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Stafford said the report of separation said Tuberville earned a Purple Heart.
    — Glenn Kessler, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2023
  • On April 21, Allen and his wife announced their separation.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • Twisting the stem to force separation indicates the melon is not ready.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • From epic meltdowns to quiet separations, here are all the celebrity couples that called it quits in 2024.
    — Glamour, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Hot dogs will not contain bone fragments from the separation process.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
  • Suites are bright and airy, and guests can choose from adults-only room blocks or family-friendly ones, which is a nice touch and adds a bit of separation.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
  • With options in all kinds of colors, styles, and designs, these curtains work best in open-concept or eat-in kitchens, where a bit of separation lets the space breath.
    — Amanda Lauren, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023
  • If he is fired without cause within the first two years of his employment, he would be owed separation pay that is equal to twice his base salary.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 July 2024
  • In 2019, the court ruled that a Latin cross on government land outside Washington, D.C., did not have to be moved or altered in the name of church-state separation.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • The separation is so clean — and Tripod’s gait so sure — that Vamstad suspects the limb might have been amputated as a pup.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Gender Lines Are Blurred For decades, there has been a separation between boys' and girls' clothing (via style or color).
    — Hitha Herzog, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • This view from a camera aboard the Ariane 6 rocket shows separation of one of its strap-on boosters.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
  • Dubois Naval Architects positioned the keel box to come above the main deck, serving as a partial separation between the bridge and the main salon.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
  • DeVante Parker is a jump-ball threat who doesn’t get separation.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Hay, like many others in the Bouroullec sphere, isn’t treating the separation like a divorce that requires picking sides.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • There is a palpable yearning to Lennon’s voice and melody, an ache derived from a separation that feels real.
    — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The filing, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, also lists the date of separation as Sept. 13.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Whitmore appears to be a part of a tier of about seven players among whom there is not much separation who will likely be picked between No. 4 and No. 10.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
  • After a few days of separation, the original cast reunites to reveal who stayed true to their partners and who re-coupled.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024

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