How to Use divorce in a Sentence

divorce

1 of 2 noun
  • They went through a lengthy divorce.
  • Since getting a divorce, she has been raising her children alone.
  • Their marriage ended in divorce.
  • Financial problems are a leading cause of divorce.
  • And Britney Spears’ husband files for divorce from the pop star.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Asghari, 29, filed for divorce from the pop star in mid-August.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2023
  • My gut instincts are that my friend is being played by her teen and has been since the divorce.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Seann William Scott filed for divorce from wife Olivia on Tuesday.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Priscilla was married to the King of Rock & Roll for six years before their divorce in 1973.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2024
  • After a bloody beating, Tina fled and filed for divorce in 1976.
    Barry Walters, EW.com, 24 May 2023
  • He probably got dumped by the nanny and found out how much a divorce will cost him.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • If there’s Oscars for how to handle divorce, Maria and I should get it for having the least amount of impact on the kids.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
  • But his divorce from the organization in 2008 was messy, leading to a trade to the New York Jets.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Katie and Schwartz rehash the implosion of their divorce.
    oregonlive, 24 May 2023
  • Tina Knowles has filed for divorce from her husband of eight years, Richard Lawson.
    Vulture, 26 July 2023
  • Christine filed for divorce from the Oscar winner in May.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • An affair, to keep it going, or a divorce, for giggles.
    Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Charles Vallow was seeking a divorce from Lori Vallow Daybell at the time of his death.
    USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • But in August, after the book was finished, Asghari filed for divorce from Spears.
    Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Jayne filed for divorce in November 2020, a month before the lawsuit was filed.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Philippines is the only country in the world, aside from Vatican City, where divorce is still not allowed.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Britney Spears has spoken out for the first time to address news of her divorce, which broke earlier this week.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 19 Aug. 2023
  • News began swirling Sunday that Jonas had retained a divorce lawyer.
    Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Soft news might break during a panel or a junket: a divorce, a spinoff, a cross-property feud.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Her 1965 wedding to her husband was held at a courthouse and ended in divorce nine years later.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 28 May 2023
  • The screenplay is wise enough to keep the stakes low; there’s no lie being told that’s directly harmful or would result in divorce.
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
  • Us the Duo's Michael and Carissa Alvarado have announced their divorce.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • As a result, nearly one in 20 business owners close their doors due to the financial brunt of divorce, the survey found.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Kevin Franke filed for divorce from Ruby Franke in November 2023.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Dylan Houston filed a divorce suit against his ex-wife in October 2021, according to court records.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
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divorce

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  • They both agreed it was best to divorce.
  • Their constitution divorces church and state.
  • After years of unhappiness, she decided to divorce him.
  • In June 2022, Smith was divorcing Pelkey, and the judge in that case tore in to him.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Juli, who lived next door, divorced and moved to Colorado: the last of the Norelius kids to leave town.
    Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • Alex's parents are not divorced in the film, and Leo doesn't exist.
    Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2023
  • His kids were grown, and he was long divorced from actress Robin Wright.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • About a decade ago, their parents divorced and sold the U Street rowhouse.
    Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The duo plays a few shows around town, records a couple of albums, heads out of town for a few tours, and then divorces in 2000.
    Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 1 June 2023
  • Bruce and Becky divorced in early 2019, and that May, Becky married Banyai.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Janelle was married to Kody until they got divorced last year.
    Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The actor, 41, divorced her husband of 13 months, Grant Hughes, two months ago.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Rogers was not alone in deciding to divorce later in life.
    Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • Married and divorced three times, he is survived by two sons, Satie and Sharron.
    Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Whatever modicum of the straight life Richard tried to maintain, by 1967 he was divorced.
    Brad Auerbach, SPIN, 3 May 2023
  • After he got divorced from Martha, Willie married Shirley in 1963.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The mother, who is divorced from Medvedev, did not respond to requests for comment.
    Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Mowry and Hardrict, who divorced in 2023, showed each other some love during a brief exchange on the red carpet.
    Essence, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Moore and Willis divorced in 2000, but share three adult daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Her parents, Chris and Carol, divorced when Carissa was in grade school.
    John Branch, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Monica is in the midst of getting divorced from her husband for a second time.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Still, Stone-Miller, who is divorced, was perplexed when that first mother made contact.
    Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • After his parents divorced, his mother married a French man and moved to Paris, bringing along the 12-year-old Mr. Lopes.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2023
  • After the two divorced in 1967, Bley married trumpeter Mantler.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Simpson would divorce Wright in 1979 months before Aaren, a toddler, drowned in the swimming pool at Simpson’s home.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The casting of Taylor and Burton, who could squabble with the best of them (and who married and divorced each other twice), only adds to the frisson.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • One of their core tenets has been that almost no married couple should ever get divorced.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Ewan divorced his first wife (the mother of Clara and her three siblings) and married Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 2022.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 6 July 2023
  • The Barnetts, who later divorced, were charged with neglect of a dependent.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The beauty recently divorced ex-husband Michael Sterling.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024

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