How to Use great divide in a Sentence

great divide

noun
  • That, maybe, he was marked to return home and help bridge a great divide.
    — SI.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • But there's clearly a great divide on why prices were so high to begin with.
    — Ali Fazal, Fortune, 8 July 2022
  • There has never been a greater divide between the two parties.
    — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 4 Feb. 2020
  • There has been a great divide between the best and worst stock-market sectors this year.
    — William Power, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Simply the great divide between them.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The great divide ended last week, though, with Xavier's first week of summer practice.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2020
  • But, there is still a lot of work to do to ease the great divide between education and wellness.
    — Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2018
  • In the world of wine, the great divide is between Bordeaux and Burgundy.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Recalling these moments reminds us to ask the questions that can help bridge rather than avoid the great divides of our time.
    — Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Politics and rhetoric have created a great divide in our country.
    — Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • There is great divide between the people and our local government.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Yet plenty of people throughout history have spanned this great divide.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
  • So why not set aside the great divide and all the hollow gestures that go with it, for now, and focus on our real problems and needs?
    — Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
  • That marked a great divide, a shift in my understanding of myself as autonomous rather than a sheet in the wind.
    — Lucy Corin, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The ones telling me to narrow the great divide by respecting the perspectives of the Trumpists in my life.
    — Andrew Cohen, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Or try to reconcile the great divide between a broken family.
    — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The great divide between white and black NFL fans on this issue seems to be stuck on the issue of the flag.
    — Jeff Caplan, star-telegram, 30 Sep. 2017
  • This group of quarterbacks highlights the NFL's great divide.
    — Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Sooner or later, one mutation hits pay dirt and allows the virus to cross the great divide between different species.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 Mar. 2020
  • While everyone seemed to agree that the city has a plethora of very real issues to deal with, there is a great divide about what which one should be dealt with first and how.
    — Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022
  • One of the greatest divides is generational; that will hardly heal if oldies sit out the experience.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • But as the pandemic rips apart the economy, one of the greatest divides may be between those who can work remotely and those who can't.
    — NBC News, 8 May 2020
  • There's a great divide for Americans who need dental care with some forced to live with pain and shame while others flash five figure veneers.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
  • There's often a great divide between those who feel drawn to poetry in adolescence and those who enjoy it throughout adulthood.
    — Elizabeth Lund, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2018
  • And no more of the great divide between Jeanie on the business side and everyone else in the basketball department.
    — Sam Amick, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017
  • No, the great divide of our time is between the political agenda of the leadership elite and the great and broad middle of our society.
    — Thomas Meaney, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Second, with the great divide in conservative theory, there are those who are anti-Left and those who are anti-state.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Boost Flavor with Spice or Broth Another great divide between plain rice and pilaf?
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The study shows a great divide in expectations between Black and White Americans.
    — Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • What's more, reporting regulation alone does nothing to address wealth inequality or bridge the great divide.
    — Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021

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