How to Use separation in a Sentence

separation

noun

• Moving away meant separation from his family.
• After a separation of 30 years, she visited her family in Cuba.
• Scott’s separation did much of the damage on the big play.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• Once the joy of his release ebbed, the pain of the separation increased.
  — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
• And refer to it in the third person as he or she and talk to it to get separation from it.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• But the terms of your father’s separation don’t tell you much about him.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 3 May 2023
• The truth would cause a separation between the teen and the caretaker.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
• So there's always been a bit of a separation between what happens in the books and what happens in the show.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2023
• That was the question that kept arising online in the wake of her separation.
  — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• The answer to this question rests in states’ rights and separation of powers.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2023
• The host of The Kelly Clarkson Show has opened up about how their separation affected her ideas of love.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
• Specifically, a wet room does not have a separation between the shower and the rest of the bathroom floor.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
• Part of the problem might be Brazil’s long-standing separation from the rest of Latin America.
  — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• The news of the separation came as a surprise to many, including The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum.
  — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
• Kfar Aza, a kibbutz close to the separation barrier with Gaza, was burned nearly to the ground: a charnel house.
  — Joshua Leifer, The New York Review of Books, 28 Oct. 2023
• Also, fill gaps in siding with caulk, making sure to include a six-inch separation between the ground and the start of the siding.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
• Their separation drew surprise from most across the globe.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
• Thus far, the city has spent about $200 million on sewer separation projects.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
• Of course, this would also mean the separation of Malik and Eric.
  — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
• The city argued that due to separation of powers between the government and the DA, that piece should be removed.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
• During their years of separation, Evans and Barker stayed in touch.
  — Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
• Stafford said the report of separation said Tuberville earned a Purple Heart.
  — Glenn Kessler, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2023
• On April 21, Allen and his wife announced their separation.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 12 May 2023
• Twisting the stem to force separation indicates the melon is not ready.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• From epic meltdowns to quiet separations, here are all the celebrity couples that called it quits in 2024.
  — Glamour, 2 Jan. 2024
• Hot dogs will not contain bone fragments from the separation process.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
• Suites are bright and airy, and guests can choose from adults-only room blocks or family-friendly ones, which is a nice touch and adds a bit of separation.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
• With options in all kinds of colors, styles, and designs, these curtains work best in open-concept or eat-in kitchens, where a bit of separation lets the space breath.
  — Amanda Lauren, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023
• Instead of shutting down its 33 Raptor engines, the Super Heavy only cut down to three engines before separation.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2024
• But the more important separation between then and now is in the spirit of ebullient anarchism that infuses Saturday Night.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024