How to Use split personality in a Sentence

split personality

noun
  • More from the pit: Pulled pork ($12 a pound) pulled the split personality act, too.
    Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2018
  • On the road, the QX60 exhibits somewhat of a split personality.
    Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2021
  • As an expert on matters of the brain, the renowned neurosurgeon should have known better than to fall into the grips of a deviant with a split personality.
    Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Hagan wisely points out the two sides of Jann’s split personality: the seducer and the betrayer.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The tunic is called the Split Decision Tunic, like a split personality.
    Christina Stiehl, SELF, 3 Nov. 2017
  • With some impressive acting skills, Shazad Latif brings his split personality to the fore.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 15 Jan. 2018
  • None of the family members seem to be aware that something is amiss except for Pat, who can see a woman, Rosemary, who may be a demon, a split personality or a muse.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2022
  • That flamboyant fuchsia shows up again in the generous foyer, a room that hints at both what Lobell calls her split personality and what lies beyond.
    Kathleen Hackett, ELLE Decor, 4 Oct. 2010
  • Once again, the protests showed something of a split personality, with some participants vowing to be peaceful, while a few feet away, others prepared gasoline bombs to hurl at the Israeli side.
    David M. Halbfinger, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The unusually warm winter has put the country in a bit of a split personality: some parts of the US are at risk for flooding, while others can expect worsening drought, instead.
    Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2020
  • Guacamole, with its feisty split personality of creamy smoothness and chunky flavor, reigns alongside salsa as royal condiments in San Diego.
    Laurie Delk, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 11 Sep. 2017
  • That split personality cast its shadow over the one-hour-and-31-minute presentation.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2018
  • Seven Beef suffered from a split personality, but Central Smoke feels more focused and assured.
    Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Merrill had a darker side — a Jekyll and Hyde-like split personality — that frequently showed itself on social media.
    al, 11 Apr. 2021
  • For riders looking for something more substantial than a Sportster, but eschewing a big touring bike, the Sport Glide has a split personality.
    Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2017
  • The actress has maintained something of a split personality throughout her career.
    Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2019
  • As on the previous two Fridays, the protests showed something of a split personality, with some participants vowing to be peaceful as others a few feet away prepared gasoline bombs to hurl at the Israeli side.
    David M. Halbfinger and Iyad Abuheweila, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
  • In the film, McAvoy plays a man with split personality disorder - hence the very clever title - who has 24 different personas all striving to dominate his consciousness.
    SI.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The problem is the Republican Caucus has a split personality.
    ABC News, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Since the beginning, Studio KO’s work has exhibited a kind of split personality, says Marty.
    Joshua Levine, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
  • Another way to look at the economy’s split personality is by income level.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The Trump administration, for its part, will also display something of a split personality.
    Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The restaurant has a bit of a split personality, with a large, shaded balcony that makes sneakers and shorts feel welcome and an interior dining space that feels elegant enough for an anniversary dinner.
    San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2018
  • But America suffers from a split personality in this regard.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2010
  • Still, that glass vase and the organically twiggy Japanese magnolia that fill it—both rigid and expressive—have to work overtime to mediate between the split personalities of this room.
    Catherine Romano, WSJ, 29 June 2018
  • PufferFish's ambience at Metro will be something of a split personality to accommodate two kinds of customers — moody inside, with low lighting and candles, and a party outside, with bossanova on the jukebox.
    Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022
  • By this point Lufton has identified within himself a starkly split personality.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The noise adds to the drama, as much psychological as physical, in a way no other road car can match, making for a dangerously charismatic split personality worth every one of its seven figures.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The noise adds to the drama, as much psychological as physical, in a way no other road car can match, making for a dangerously charismatic split personality worth every one of its seven figures.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Private equity’s labor market is showing a split personality, with aggressive hiring and layoffs taking place at once, say people who work with buyout firms on staffing.
    Chris Cumming, WSJ, 16 June 2023

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