: a place or point where a division or separation occurs
: given, taken, or done at parting
a parting kiss
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Examples of parting in a Sentence
Noun
I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.
On parting, he took my hand and promised to return.
“Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…”
—
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Following the news of their split, fans took to social media to express shock over the duo parting ways.
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Former Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough, who was recently hired to be the Miami Marlins' new manager, revealed Ohtani gave a parting gift to him after the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in a five-game World Series victory.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Portraying his antagonist once again at 3:05, Gulman turns his back to the crowd and looks over his shoulder to deliver her parting shot, rooting the audience in his point of view.
—John Roy, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The vacuum facing the rebels could even be seen as a parting gift from Assad.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Following the news of their split, fans took to social media to express shock over the duo parting ways.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
Former Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough, who was recently hired to be the Miami Marlins' new manager, revealed Ohtani gave a parting gift to him after the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in a five-game World Series victory.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Portraying his antagonist once again at 3:05, Gulman turns his back to the crowd and looks over his shoulder to deliver her parting shot, rooting the audience in his point of view.
—John Roy, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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parting
1 of 2 noun
part·ing
ˈpärt-iŋ 
2
: a place where a division or separation occurs
a parting of the ways
3
: leave-taking
shake hands at parting
parting
2 of 2 adjective1
: being in the process of departing
2
: serving to divide : separating
3
: given, taken, or performed at parting
a parting kiss
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