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'split' in a sentence

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split adjective

: having been divided; having the unity destroyed

: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

split noun

: extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

: a bottle containing half the usual amount

: a promised or claimed share of loot or money

: a lengthwise crack in wood

: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

: (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl

: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

: division of a group into opposing factions

split verb

: separate into parts or portions

: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

: go one's own way; move apart

: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure


  • The teacher split the students into groups.
  • Let's split this fifty-fifty.
  • The Berlin Wall split Berlin in two.
  • This should be split into two sentences.
  • I heard that Carol and Will have split up.
  • He uses an axe to split the wood.
  • That crisis threatened to split the nation in two.
  • They split up after a year of marriage.
  • The thieves split up their loot.
  • They split the bill evenly.
  • The story was so funny that I split my sides.
  • I think it's time for me to split.
  • Your words split my heart in twain.
  • Dan and Linda split up two years ago.
  • You just complicate the argument when you split hairs that way.
  • Happiness is the only thing that doubles when you split it.
  • He has a split personality.
  • If you lie, your tongue will be split in two!
  • Who first split the atom?
  • After splitting up with her, Simon walked away without looking back.
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