How to Use divest in a Sentence

divest

verb
  • We may have to divest assets to raise capital.
  • The company is divesting 8 of its 20 stores.
  • Google will not have to divest Chrome.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Do their shifts make the time right to divest non-core businesses?
    — Kristen Groh, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • What’s the deal with straight men divesting from the discourse?
    — Hazlitt, 9 Aug. 2022
  • If anything, over the next month, that’s what this group needs to divest itself of.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Why would Kroger buy and then divest so many stores in Arizona?
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • Warsh in the filings pledges to divest these assets if confirmed.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Heineken said such hurdles had delayed its efforts to divest.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The trick is to figure out the right time to divest any shares of these veteran players.
    — Dr. Roto, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The bill would also direct the state to divest from projects that are not carbon neutral.
    — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • It’s expected that all will divest their ownership as part of the sale of the team.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Whether or not the company would divest or shutter brands is unclear.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
  • For many years, some activists have called for state pension funds to divest from Israel.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • As part of the deal, Nexstar pledged to sell, or divest, six stations within two years.
    — Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Tiktok briefly went dark last month as the deadline to divest the app was set to lapse, but was restored hours later.
    — Richard Nieva, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Google won’t be forced to divest its Chrome browser, however.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the current owners are divesting some or all of their interest.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Berkowitz agreed to divest by March 18, documents show.
    — Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The office said it has not been informed that Bedford has divested.
    — David Shepardson, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
  • But the stock jumped last week after a judge ruled Alphabet would not have to divest its search business.
    — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wouldn’t the most powerful way for a city to divest from fossil fuels simply be to stop using them?
    — Alissa Walker, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2018
  • Warsh has pledged to divest those assets within 90 days of being confirmed.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Pension funds would have to divest from fossil fuels by 2035.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The suit seeks to break up Google's ad business, forcing the company to divest from key ad products.
    — Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Alphabet will not have to divest Chrome but will be barred from exclusive contracts.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • New members would have 90 days to divest upon taking office.
    — Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Justin is divesting all of his interest and will have no further involvement.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Dearborn moves to divest from Israel amid conflict in Gaza and Lebanon.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The board assessed the risks but ultimately declined to divest.
    — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 14 May 2026

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