How to Use depart in a Sentence

depart

verb
  • The train departed the station on time.
  • He is departing after 20 years with the company.
  • Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.
  • The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
  • The 5-foot-8 guard is one of three key players to depart over the last month.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2023
  • French troops positioned in the country are set to depart by the end of the year.
    Elian Peltier, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • When the group of elk turns away and departs, the donkey follows with them.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • The list of the 31 departed, or soon to be, is hardly a roll call of the walking dead.
    Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • In all, six founder-CEOs departed the list this year, and three joined the ranks.
    Bypaige McGlauflin, Fortune, 5 June 2023
  • Stevens became the fourth player to depart the Sky this week.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The flight returned to the gate and then could not depart due to staffing issues, Delta said.
    Pete Muntean and Ross Levitt, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
  • All three are scheduled to depart for Taiwan to play for Team Italy.
    The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The Southwest flight was able to depart safely, according to the FAA.
    CBS News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Return flights will depart from Raleigh every day at 7 a.m. and land in the Queen City at 8:45 a.m., per a press release.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2023
  • By the end of the day one Monday in September, the men had a plan to depart by the end of the week, as soon as the weather offered a window of calm.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
  • But Donald departed last summer, months ahead of the end of her contract.
    Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Cody and Madonna finished work on the project in 2021, with the screenwriter departing the film to work on other projects.
    EW.com, 16 July 2024
  • Travelers have the option to rent a car and make the drive themselves, or take a tour that departs from Vegas and includes the Grand Canyon.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
  • Biden is departing later in May to attend the Group of Seven meeting in Japan.
    Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
  • Six members of the D-line — four of scholarship players — departed over the past two months.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
  • Those who qualify for the package will depart by June 30.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The train departs from Nha Trang in the afternoon and arrives at Da Nang after midnight.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
  • Allen is the latest San Diego-area high school football coach to depart this offseason.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Likewise, five more regulars could depart via the MLB draft.
    Jfreeman, oregonlive, 14 June 2023
  • The star — who departed the show after five seasons in 2022 — appeared in happy spirits with the group.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
  • The first lady departed for the Paris Olympics shortly after.
    Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • McDaniel grabbed the side of his quarterback’s head and gave him a kiss on the cheek as Tagovailoa departed.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Today, the cameras alit at Trump Tower, where we were told that Trump would soon be departing.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Malik departed the band in 2015 to pursue a solo career.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
  • And with Deebo Samuel recovering from pneumonia and departing with a rib injury to go along with an existing wrist injury.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024

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