parting

noun part·ing \ ˈpär-tiŋ \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Examples: parting in a Sentence

Definition of parting

: a place or point where a division or separation occurs

— parting of the ways

1 : a point of separation or divergence

2 : a place or time at which a choice must be made

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Examples of parting in a Sentence

I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.
On parting, he took my hand and promised to return.
“Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…” Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea

Recent Examples of parting from the Web

The couple clasped hands for the first time in pubic as Seacrest surprised them with a parting gift – a trip to Disney’s Aulani resort in Hawaii.

— fred bronson, Billboard, "Maddie Poppe Wins 'American Idol', Boyfriend Caleb Lee Hutchinson Is Runner-Up," 21 May 2018
When she was laid off from her job, her boss gave her a parting gift: a set of maps to the local state forests.

— gloria liu, Outside Online, "Penn State Axed Its Outdoor Club. What Happened?," 14 May 2018
The split is being positioned as an amicable parting.

— chris morris, Fortune, "Mormon Church Cuts Ties With the Boy Scouts of America," 9 May 2018
Several education and government watchdog experts slammed the deal, calling it an expensive parting gift.

— scott travis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Broward College president's $381,000 sabbatical under fire in audit," 4 Apr. 2018
Last week, before Bryan Price got the lovely parting gifts and his team was a decent 3-12 (relatively speaking), the Reds issued a press release announcing a deal on tickets.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "DOC: Does anyone want to go see the Reds? Will they in the future?," 21 Apr. 2018
Jonathan Scott and girlfriend Jacinta Kuznetsov have split after almost two years together, but the parting isn’t his first serious heartbreak.

— mackenzie schmidt, PEOPLE.com, "Newly Single Property Brothers' Star Jonathan Scott's History of Troubled Relationships," 6 Apr. 2018
At the end of her short trip, Stanzin left Brynn with a parting gift — two kurtas or tunics broad enough to fit Brynn’s Western build — and a sense of wistfulness.

— juliana feliciano reyes, Philly.com, "As girls, they sent letters across the globe. 15 years later, they found each other in India.," 5 Apr. 2018
While Cleveland was aggressive during his tenure, dealing for linebacker Jamie Collins, the parting of significant draft picks may have been too much for him to stomach.

— conor orr, SI.com, "As Browns Trade for Jarvis Landry, Tyrod Taylor and Damarious Randall, Sashi Brown Can’t Be Ignored," 9 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of parting

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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parting Synonyms

parting

adjective

Definition of parting

: given, taken, or done at parting

a parting kiss

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Examples of parting in a Sentence

His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.