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Examples of great divide in a Sentence
many religions claim to know what happens after we cross the great divide
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As the August Bank Holiday weekend approached the U.K. industry was abuzz with rumors that stadium dates had been booked and that the great divide between Noel and Liam Gallagher had been bridged.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
Read more Dental access is an American 'crisis' There’s a great divide among American dental care, with some people forced to live with pain and shame while others flash five-figure veneers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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
By hanging her story on a great divide between the state and society, the author also ignores ways in which the two are mutually constituted.
—Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
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Word History
Etymology
the Great Divide, North American watershed
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Great divide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20divide. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
great divide
noun
: a watershed located between major drainage systems
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