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Examples of rift in a Sentence
John Hudson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
The development underscores that while rifts have emerged between the United States and Israel over the war’s conduct, the Biden administration views weapons transfers as off-limits when considering how to influence the actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The debate between pressured-but-successful older children or free-spirited but overlooked younger siblings has consumed many over the years, even leading to the rift between psychology founder Sigmund Freud (a firstborn child) and his middle-child colleague Alfred Adler.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The prime minister had spent too many years, and all those toxic electoral campaigns, exploiting and deepening the rift between them.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry permanently stepped down from their positions as senior royals in 2021, there have been reports of a rift between Prince William and Prince Harry.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024
This culminated in Bell dropping his father as his manager, leading to a rift between the two.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
Mauricio Umansky is shedding light on what led to the rift between his wife, Kyle Richards, and the Hilton family.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
The resolution represented the toughest position the U.S. has taken on the war as a rift between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deepens.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022
The police, unsurprisingly, started to fire tear gas canisters again, trying to rift and wedge the fleeing protesters.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2019
Collectively, the two plates are also rifting away from the Arabian Plate, which already separates Africa from the Middle East.
—Susmita Baral, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2018
That is, for fall, alongside rifted-upon replicas of archival pieces, Balenciaga sent out tote bags in fuchsia taffeta and feathers to match the flouncy dresses.
—Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 15 Mar. 2017
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Word History
Noun
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Norwegian rift fissure, Old Norse rīfa to rive — more at rive
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Rift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rift. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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