How to Use parting in a Sentence

parting

noun
  • On parting, he took my hand and promised to return.
  • I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.
  • Cirstea’s parting shot was at the net.
    — John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But for now, his parting words were ominous.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The model left her long, brown locks straight with a middle parting.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • But as a parting gift, there’s always this teaser poster of the duo.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • To cut a pear in half was akin to begging fate for a permanent parting.
    — Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue, 5 May 2022
  • And the parting profile is one best defined as a cherry bomb.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • After Kody said his parting words, Janelle stood up to head out.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 2 Jan. 2022
  • And was about to turn and go—but couldn’t, out of politeness, not nod to the group in parting.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Take a small section from the area closest to your central parting.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There's a lot of sadness that comes with the parting of certain people.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Add a pop of color, intricate parting, or adorn with beads and clips.
    — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 22 June 2022
  • That could lead to the franchise parting ways with Tomlin.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • His hands are tucked behind his back to hide two cans of beer, the Frickers’ parting gift.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 13 July 2021
  • The couple wanted to use their parting gift to write a new legacy in their hometown.
    — Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • What are your parting words to Elphaba?
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Perry likened the moment to the parting of a dark cloud of Cold War fear.
    — Robert Burns, ajc, 22 Jan. 2022
  • And women tend to fare worse after the parting, at least in financial terms.
    — USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • That led to a parting of the ways, and Liben stopped training reviewers.
    — Natalie Wexler, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That parting of the fibers as a wire nail passes through the wood is often the reason for wood splitting.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2022
  • This not only provides a thoughtful parting gift but also helps with cleanup.
    — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The actor thanked the Broadway star for stepping in and had some parting words for fans.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Sometimes, those gates can snap back and deliver a parting gift – a smack on the backside.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Peters then offered a sarcastic parting line and left the set.
    — Ryan Brennan april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • And in the transfer portal era, that kind of disconnect results in a parting of the ways.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Given to him as a parting gift from his ex, the chair casts a spell over the newly single musician.
    — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
  • For maximum Colman chic, push over to one side and style into a low side parting.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
  • If the Spurs don’t see a fit in training camp, maybe a parting of ways happens earlier.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The parting will come as a shock to longtime Food Network viewers.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021

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