How to Use part ways in a Sentence

part ways

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  • But the deer and the bunny don't have any plans to part ways.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • In the end, the larger mammal yields, and the two part ways.
    Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Best to part ways with him and see if 6-foot-6 prospect Elmer Söderblom can take that spot.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The team and Ibaka agreed to part ways later that week.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
  • After a string of four losses that dropped the Bucks to 16-16, the coach and franchise agreed to part ways.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023
  • That’s a lot to part ways with, but the Suns acquired a 13-time All-Star who is one of the league’s greatest scorers.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Past owners have also struggled to part ways with the coupe, too.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 July 2023
  • The Bruins reverse course and part ways with Miller two days later.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • The Clippers and Paul George were unable to agree on contract terms, so the two will part ways after five years.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • The Rangers are the fifth team to part ways with their head coach since the regular season ended three weeks ago, but the first among the 16 teams who made the playoffs.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • At that point, look for Udoka and the Celtics to agree on some kind of settlement as the sides officially part ways.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The decision to part ways with fan favorite Jorge Polanco isn’t something the Twins took lightly.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The drama first began in November 2022, when the dean of Yale Law School announced her decision to part ways with the law school list.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Where Fox and Bradshaw part ways: their approach to tackling rodents.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
  • George Foreman is ready to part ways with his knockout car collection.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
  • That includes Alina and Mal, who part ways to pursue their own callings, and the Crows, who are about to take on their biggest job ever.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In the roughly 30 years since Austin has been living at and looking after the property full-time, but is now ready to part ways with the hallowed home.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • His club, Inter, was reluctant to part ways with him, but Ronaldo’s mind was already in Madrid.
    Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Both would be solid options if Miami and Howard part ways.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Johnson and Martin part ways after 18 months of dating.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2023
  • That’s because your employer may not want to fully part ways with your knowledge.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Browning will part ways with Archewell later this year, at the expiration of his current deal.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Flaherty wasn’t the deadline splash other teams made, which is why the Orioles didn’t have to part ways with one of the gems of their farm system to get him; each of the prospects dealt ranked outside their top 10.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The directors, who have been collaborating for five years now, are in no hurry to part ways.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Should Lillard and the Blazers agree to part ways, Miami would undoubtedly be a team Lillard would like to play for.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 19 June 2023
  • Check out the celebrity couples and exes below who found themselves back to each other and those who decided to part ways.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The Rangers and Frazier mutually agreed to part ways on Monday, three weeks into the minor league season.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Megan Thee Stallion and her former label reached a settlement this week in the rapper’s year-long lawsuit with both sides agreeing to part ways.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Sources informed The Republic that Rowley will part ways with Suns after holding those positions with the team since 2012.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Feb. 2023
  • At one point in the conversation, host Shannon Sharpe asked Megan, 29, about her decision to part ways with her record label and go independent.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024

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