How to Use drive a wedge between in a Sentence
drive a wedge between
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And Mary uses this to try to further drive a wedge between Meredith and Lisa.
— Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Jan. 2022 -
Who worked long and hard to drive a wedge between him and June, but never managed that, never.
— New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023 -
And there's an obvious place for Ron DeSantis to drive a wedge between Trump and his base.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023 -
Chinese attempts to drive a wedge between EU countries have failed.
— The Economist, 11 June 2020 -
Unionists complain that these barriers drive a wedge between them and the rest of the United Kingdom.
— Mark Landler, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023 -
At the same time, Western nations have seized the opportunity to drive a wedge between Putin and his African guests.
— Paul Sonne, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023 -
This was the moment the show was working toward, which would ultimately drive a wedge between Red and Liz.
— Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2021 -
Instead of letting this drive a wedge between you, the universe is calling you to be creative and think outside of the box to find a compromise.
— Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023 -
As a result, his government has sought to curry favor with other states in the Horn and to drive a wedge between Ethiopia and its neighbors.
— Michael Woldemariam, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2020 -
Some speculated the Turkish leader was trying to drive a wedge between the crown prince and his father, King Salman, and to sideline the young leader.
— Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 -
Something or someone who distracts you might drive a wedge between you and a partner or slow down your performance.
— oregonlive, 26 June 2020 -
These sanctions are designed to drive a wedge between Putin and Russia’s ruling elite and induce the kleptocrats to challenge the Kremlin.
— Sam Greene, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2023 -
With this bombshell, Larys is obviously trying to drive a wedge between Alicent and Rhaenyra, and he's done a stellar job!
— Brendan Morrow, The Week, 18 Sep. 2022 -
This term and the beliefs that accompany it are often used by white people as a way to drive a wedge between groups who have suffered to this day under white supremacy.
— Jeff Raikes, Forbes, 27 May 2021 -
Trump’s opponents have attempted to drive a wedge between the president and the military.
— Mackubin Owens, Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2020 -
Trump has tried to capitalize on the strike to drive a wedge between Biden and union workers, a constituency that helped pave the way for the ex-president’s surprise 2016 victory.
— Jill Colvin, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023 -
The pace of innovation, while thrilling for some, has also begun to drive a wedge between generations of Deaf culture.
— New York Times, 26 July 2022 -
Russia has for six years been backing a separatist war in two eastern provinces of Ukraine while trying to drive a wedge between Kyiv and its Western allies.
— New York Times, 9 Jan. 2021 -
In the long run, Western governments may hope sanctions will drive a wedge between Putin and Russia’s elite, weakening the autocrat’s power.
— Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2022 -
Social media continues to drive a wedge between people with divergent points of view.
— Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 -
The change comes as Democrats work to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on government programs for income and health insurance.
— Arkansas Online, 18 Feb. 2023 -
The idea would be to drive a wedge between some European governments and Washington and between western Europe and eastern Europe.
— Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2023 -
But as Democrats settle into pro-union messaging, Republicans are using the walkout to drive a wedge between the union and Biden's push for electric vehicles.
— Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Instead of news, the websites carried propaganda intended to drive a wedge between Ukraine and its western allies.
— David Klepper, ajc, 5 Oct. 2022 -
Western officials cannot wish this axis away, hoping in vain that the Kremlin bridles at its vassalage to Zhongnanhai or making futile attempts to drive a wedge between the two powers.
— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024 -
Khan claimed Tuesday that his political opponents tried to drive a wedge between him and the army which traditionally plays an out-sized role in Pakistan politics.
— Munir Ahmed, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 -
In addition, authors of the General Handbook have added new language admonishing members not to let politics drive a wedge between them.
— The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021 -
Again, a first period is used to symbolize a character’s coming of age, but also to drive a wedge between the two characters, as Richard accuses Emmeline of keeping secrets from him.
— Tina Charisma, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021 -
Besides fostering camaraderie between age groups, this also helps your workers realize that their differences don’t always have to drive a wedge between them.
— Sho Dewan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 -
However, Austin has set out to make clear that the intelligence leak will not drive a wedge between Washington and its Western allies as investigators continue to look into how the breach occurred.
— Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2023
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