Divorce is an English word with synonyms like separate or part. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Divorce in a sentence
Related words
Divorce meaning
- The legal dissolution of a marriage.
- A separation of connected things.
- The separation of a bonded pair of animals.
Synonyms of Divorce
Using Divorce
- The main meaning on this page is: The legal dissolution of a marriage. | A separation of connected things. | The separation of a bonded pair of animals.
- Useful related words include: split up, separate, part, split.
- In the example corpus, divorce often appears in combinations such as: the divorce, divorce from, for divorce.
Context around Divorce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Divorce
- In this selection, "divorce" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ongoing, film, fault, hers, rate and lawyers stand out and add context to how "divorce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include divorce his divorce hers 1973, her ongoing divorce from brandon and divorce rate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "divorce" sits close to words such as calendar, humanity and tennis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with divorce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
National Divorce—Or State Divorce? (5 words)
The British divorce rate is high; the British TV marriage divorce rate is higher still. (15 words)
Their divorce process was smooth, and the amount of money settled for divorce remained undisclosed. (15 words)
Because divorce was considered to be against the public interest, civil courts refused to grant a divorce if evidence revealed any hint of complicity between the husband and wife to divorce, or if they attempted to manufacture grounds for a divorce. (41 words)
In Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973), Taylor's last film with Burton Taylor and Burton's last film together was the Harlech Television film Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973), fittingly named as they divorced the following year. (37 words)
Divorce Nevada's early reputation as a "divorce haven" arose from the fact that, before the no-fault divorce revolution in the 1970s, divorces were quite difficult to obtain in the United States. (33 words)
National Divorce—Or State Divorce? (5 words)
If your kids will be 50 percent less happy post-divorce, and you will be 100 percent happier, does that mean that divorce wins? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because divorce was considered to be against the public interest, civil courts refused to grant a divorce if evidence revealed any hint of complicity between the husband and wife to divorce, or if they attempted to manufacture grounds for a divorce.
In Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973), Taylor's last film with Burton Taylor and Burton's last film together was the Harlech Television film Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973), fittingly named as they divorced the following year.
Divorce Nevada's early reputation as a "divorce haven" arose from the fact that, before the no-fault divorce revolution in the 1970s, divorces were quite difficult to obtain in the United States.
A few months after the divorce filing, the two, who are former stars of "The Real Housewives of Potomac", finalized their divorce.
His rationality matters because if divorce is going to happen, his behavior now will factor into how that divorce will play out," a third person stated.
January is unofficially considered “divorce month” among many in the legal community, with law firms citing spikes in people initiating divorce proceedings this time of year.
National Divorce—Or State Divorce?
Stefani previously described her divorce from Rossdale as "hell" insisting she was devastated to have to give up so much time with her children after the divorce.
The British divorce rate is high; the British TV marriage divorce rate is higher still.
Their divorce process was smooth, and the amount of money settled for divorce remained undisclosed.
Their divorce was kept on hold due to his medical condition, and Khloe remained on his side throughout his recovery journey before the divorce officially happened in 2016.
There exists no dichotomy between ideal divorce lawyers for men and the best divorce lawyers for women.
In the meantime, the current divorce bill has spawned not only fruitful discussions between the pro and anti-divorce factions.
Just two weeks after Cory filed for divorce, the exes reportedly reached their divorce settlement.
The news of Williams and Guobadia’s divorce came as a shock to many, with reports emerging that Williams filed for divorce on Thursday, Feb. 22, in Atlanta.
We demonstrate that the short-run rise in divorce rates formerly attributed to unilateral divorce solely depends on the state of California.
Ben Affleck Calls Jennifer Garner Divorce His 'Biggest Regret,' Reveals How His Drinking Affected the MarriageBen Affleck is speaking about his divorce from Jennifer Garner like he never has before.
Data analysed by divorce support service Amicable have shown that more than 40,500 people in the UK will search “divorce” online in January.
If your kids will be 50 percent less happy post-divorce, and you will be 100 percent happier, does that mean that divorce wins?
Kelly Clarkson Reveals the Hardest Part of Her Ongoing Divorce From Brandon BlackstockKelly Clarkson is opening up about her ongoing divorce from Brandon Blackstock.
Phrases with divorce
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with divorce
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the divorce 36×
- divorce from 30×
- for divorce 27×
- his divorce 16×
- of divorce 16×
- to divorce 15×
- their divorce 15×
- divorce and 11×
- divorce in 10×
- in divorce 9×