How to Use separate out in a Sentence

separate out

verb
  • Remove torn, stained, or outdated sheets and towels, then separate out ones that are never used such as old guest linens.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The wand was also able to not only separate out each of my hair strands but push it up for maximum smoothing action.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • For example, rather than practicing an entire song on the piano over and over, separate out the hardest part.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 23 June 2026
  • For example, rather than practicing an entire song on the piano over and over, separate out the hardest part.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Those with a good nose will be able to separate out the perfume’s layers of vanilla, palo santo, praline, and juniper berry.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But smaller, thinner petty knives can swiftly find their way between joints, separating out all the parts with little to no effort.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
  • These models rake through millions of posts on platforms to separate out the thousands of posts that contain threats and other behavior flagged for risk.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Allen makes separates out of velvet (this time with one woven with metal fibers, which gives it a certain stiffness) and offers little jackets out of fleece.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
  • None of the four components can be separated out, but removing one will separate all the remaining ones.
    — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The vacuum lowers the boiling point of heavier fractions so they can be separated out easily.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Retailers are having a hard time separating out exactly what’s causing consumer changes.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Lloyds separated out its fast-growth real estate business in a demerger in 2025.
    — Charlotte Hu, Time, 28 May 2026
  • Both steam distillation and vacuum distillation separate out the ethanol by heating the beer.
    — Clark Da​nderson, The Conversation, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Standard centrifugal juicers, on the other hand, contain blades that chop produce into tiny pieces before separating out the juice using centrifugal force.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Her team was careful to separate out mild muscle symptoms, which are more commonly reported, from myalgia and rhabdomyolysis.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Filtering circuits separate out the signals inside the television.
    — Matt Sarnoff, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Researchers like me carefully separate out the tiny glass shards by sifting through the dirt and using a micromanipulator, a tool that can pick up and move microscopic grains.
    — Jayde N. Hirniak, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers like me carefully separate out the tiny glass shards by sifting through the dirt and using a micromanipulator, a tool that can pick up and move microscopic grains.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Plasma donation involves blood being drawn from a donor, the plasma being separated out, and other components of the blood—such as red blood cells and platelets—being cycled back into the donor.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The district is not funding flights, hotel accommodations, or any other expenses associated with the separate out-of-state event.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • What used to be a huge collective cultural consciousness has been fragmenting and separating out into mini-cultures that don’t communicate with each other.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The moves by both WBD and Comcast are separating out the high growth businesses from declining linear television.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • It's taken some time for scientists to learn how to interpret the data by separating out natural sources of natural carbon dioxide emissions from those caused by human activity.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It's taken some time for scientists to learn how to interpret the data by separating out natural sources of natural carbon dioxide emissions from those caused by human activity.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Platelet-rich plasma microneedling Platelet-rich plasma involves drawing blood, separating out the platelets, and applying it topically to your face during and after microneedling.
    — Erica Sweeney, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Not only was the method effective at separating out and recovering lithium, but the electrode was able to maintain its conductivity for over 500 cycles.
    — New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Another longstanding technology is reverse osmosis, in which the liquid is filtered through a specialized membrane that separates out the alcohol.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Some Democratic lawmakers have pushed to separate out ICE and CBP funding and vote to open the rest of the department.
    — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Eventually, more than 22,000 words covered the museum’s walls, and curators used a large red font to separate out some words to break the information into chapters.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
  • The new campus budget process for non-NES schools would separate out the bulk of school funding for teacher salaries and benefits, according to Miles' presentation.
    — Nusaiba Mizan, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026

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