: given, taken, or done at parting
a parting kiss
Examples of parting in a Sentence
Noun
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…”
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Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
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.
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
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.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Granted, there is a chance that Pittsburgh has no interest in parting ways with Tomlin, but the outside noise is growing louder.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Plus, at the end of the festivities, flowers make nice parting tokens for guests.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
Thirty-two-year-old Ayca Bozok from Germany traveled to Turkey, where her mother was born, to receive an FUE hair transplant across her hairline and parting.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The parting words of the closing track, then, serve a more significant purpose.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Granted, there is a chance that Pittsburgh has no interest in parting ways with Tomlin, but the outside noise is growing louder.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Plus, at the end of the festivities, flowers make nice parting tokens for guests.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
Thirty-two-year-old Ayca Bozok from Germany traveled to Turkey, where her mother was born, to receive an FUE hair transplant across her hairline and parting.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parting
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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parting
1 of 2 noun
part·ing
ˈpärt-iŋ 
2
: a place where a division or separation occurs
a parting of the ways
3
: leave-taking
shake hands at parting
parting
2 of 2 adjective1
: being in the process of departing
2
: serving to divide : separating
3
: given, taken, or performed at parting
a parting kiss
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