divvied; divvying; divvies
: divide, share
divvy a pie
Between now and then, managing the divestiture will eat up much of Allen's time—he must divvy tens of billions of dollars in assets …—
David Kirkpatrick
David KirkpatrickInstead of divvying the spoils of a $12-$18 CD sale, labels, artists and songwriters are vying for nickels and dimes from 99 cent downloads.—Brian Garrity
—usually used with upBrian GarrityWe divvied up the chores.
Money is easier to divvy up than property, …—Susan E. Kuhn
Susan E. KuhnWhen the time comes to divvy up the school funding pie, maintenance departments wait patiently in line for their slice of resources.—Mike Kennedy
Mike KennedyEarly evidence suggests there has been a significant shift in how fiscal responsibilities are divvied up among the federal government, and state and local governments.—Grant A. Driessen and Joseph S. Hughes
Grant A. Driessen and Joseph S. HughesExamples of divvy in a Sentence
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The federal Child Care Development Fund uses a formula to divvy up resources to each state to help low-income families afford child care.
—Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
Some things are non-negotiable as the states work to divvy up the water that flows down the Colorado River every year.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
How the Patriots’ backfield is divvied up will be of note Sunday.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
To understand the positive Grassmannian’s rich internal structure, mathematicians divvy it up into different regions, so that each region consists of an assortment of planes that share certain patterns.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
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Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
Some things are non-negotiable as the states work to divvy up the water that flows down the Colorado River every year.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
How the Patriots’ backfield is divvied up will be of note Sunday.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
To understand the positive Grassmannian’s rich internal structure, mathematicians divvy it up into different regions, so that each region consists of an assortment of planes that share certain patterns.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for divvy
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“Divvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divvy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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