How to Use division in a Sentence

division

noun
  • After learning multiplication, the students were taught division.
  • Our goal is to win the division and get a bye.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The division lead, once again, is up for grabs.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The division is just the first goal.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • There are divisions by age, too.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • These raids are reckless and sow more chaos and division in our city.
    — Anna Commander amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • But that was before wild cards and three divisions in each league.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The divisions don’t stop there.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The division would be split into two four-team pools.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There wasn’t an arms race at the top of each division, like in seasons past.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The win should earn him a fight against the lightweight division's elite.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Ball-in-play time has fallen across the division.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The Guardians lead their division with a month left in the season.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Let’s get to the division playoff picks!
    — Toby Mergler, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The layoffs are said to be spread throughout the news division.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Nuggets are 8-5 against the rest of their division.
    — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Here is one surprise player from each team in the division.
    — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Buzzfeed will lay off 15% of its staff and shut down its news division.
    — Amber Burton, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The Dodgers have built such a big lead in the division that the loss barely made a dent.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Kimmel then asked what group Trump would be in since there are racial divisions in prison.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Like the boys, City girls’ teams fare well when dropped to lower divisions.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But the vote exposed sharp divisions.
    — Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Championship gold will also be on the line in the tag team division.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
  • For now, this is still clearly the division of Allen and the Bills.
    — Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Texas Rangers have a losing record and are third in their division.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 12 July 2024
  • But the truth is the Sox should run away with the division barring health issues.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The boys are looking to challenge the upper schools in our division.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The Royals are mired at the bottom of the division.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • The Giants have an eight-game losing streak in the division.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Keep divisions moist and out of direct sun until they are planted.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025

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