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Examples of compartment in a Sentence
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2023
This travel tote has a unique bottom compartment to separate items like toiletries or shoes.
—Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
Consumers of affected ranges should immediately stop use of the gas oven compartment and contact the manufacturer for a free inspection, replacement range or refund, the CPSC said.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
Each of the levels is broken up into two separate compartments, making eight drawers total.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
Propellant leaks and fires in the booster's engine compartment eventually severed connection with the rocket's primary flight computer, and the vehicle lost control a little more than two minutes into the flight.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
Instead of throwing them all into one large pouch, this toiletry bag has multiple compartments, zippers, elastic, and slots for full-size bottles.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2023
An American Airlines flight attendant places a carry-on bag in the overhead compartment.
—WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
The 20-pound tank tucks away nicely in the bottom compartment, which is covered in a hammered silver finish.
—Andrew Waite, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
Dan Neil, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
One flew into the drivers compartment through an open window and struck him in the face, temporarily stunning him.
—NBC News, 9 June 2021
First came the bone spurs in his ankle and then compartment syndrome (painful pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues) in his calves, both requiring surgery.
—Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 27 Oct. 2020
Kushner has not yet been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ better known as SCI.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
Kushner has not been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ known as SCI.
—Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
Sharing highly compartmented, classified information with Russians is a theatrical distraction from the greater good of polluting streams, enabling predatory financial practices, cutting taxes, and taking people’s health care away.
—Brian Beutler, New Republic, 16 May 2017
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Word History
Noun
Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire to mark out in parts, from Late Latin compartiri to share out, from Latin com- + partiri to share, from part-, pars part, share
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compartment. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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