How to Use divide in a Sentence

divide

1 of 2 verb
  • A tall fence divides the two yards.
  • The river divides after the bridge.
  • She divided the pie into eight pieces.
  • The equator divides the Earth into two hemispheres.
  • There are a few ways to divide the clump.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Top with more pesto and divide among bowls.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • White stone walls divide booths.
    — Jenna Thompson june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
  • The prospect of more drilling divides some Alaskans.
    — Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • That's when seats are divided up among the states.
    — Larry Kaplow, NPR, 9 May 2026
  • Our band’s purpose is to unite, not divide.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Weather fronts do not divide us.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • See how the cast is divided into their tribes here.
    — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
  • See how the cast is divided into their tribes here.
    — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Why were fans so divided on the finale?
    — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
  • No one and nothing will ever divide us.
    — Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This tells the cells to divide without stopping.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Don’t divide plants on a hot, sunny day when the plants may dry out during the process.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In a nation that feels it is divided, this may be one reason.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Transfer chops to a platter or divide among 4 plates.
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
  • What unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us.
    — Marc Andersen, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • We will not be divided and we will not be defeated.
    — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Then divide the other half into 4 equal parts.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But these same leaders are divided over what the structure should look like.
    — Mathew Miranda january 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Growth slows as the weather cools, so fall is another good time to divide hostas.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • How the conferences divide the money is up to them.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • For spring and summer bloomers, divide the plants in the fall when they are done flowering.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Hostas can be divided in spring or fall because the milder weather puts less stress on the plants.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Ten percent of it gets divided.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Still, it can be divided fairly.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
  • To serve, divide the spinach mixture among six bowls, then ladle with the broth and quadrucci.
    — Leah Koenig, Saveur, 20 Sep. 2023

divide

2 of 2 noun
  • But this boom masks a deep divide.
    — Erin Hogeboom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But, to me, that divide is much less clear.
    — P.e. Moskowitz september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the case laid bare a stark divide on the high court.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Melodies move across the divide like the slow drag of a bow across a string.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
  • And that applies on both sides of the divide.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • So, where does the language divide this year leave us?
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The two grocery stores on the main street show the racial divide.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But there was a clear gender divide.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
  • Plants can also be divides in spring.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Against this backdrop, the divide is clear.
    — Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But there may be a sharp critic/viewer divide in the end.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • But this divide cannot be managed if it’s not measured.
    — Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • That divide may look tidy on paper, but real life is messier.
    — Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But its sturdy structure ought to be enough to get it across that divide.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Somerhalder sees less of a divide between the two worlds.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Over time, this divide compounds.
    — Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The divide between these two factions is too vast.
    — NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • The plane hit a freeway sign post and came to rest against the center divide.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • How much of [that blurring divide] is his mental state?
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But in gig delivery, there’s no such divide.
    — Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Beef chili recipe There is a big divide between the beans or no beans in chili crowd.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • When concerns are not addressed, the divide grows.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There are complex reasons for this divide.
    — Dr. Marschall Runge, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The goal is to bridge a generational divide in which wine got lost.
    — ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Here, there was a sizable gender divide.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The town-gown divide is almost as old as the college town itself.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And there are deeper divides that the act of listening might not be enough to cross.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But the truth here is that that divide was really more about style than substance.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, the divide came less from the audience but more from the stage.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The second big rig's cab then flipped over and crashed into the center divide area.
    — Cecilio Padilla february 5, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

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