How to Use divider in a Sentence

divider

noun
  • He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.
  • She has proven to be a divider of people.
  • Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
  • The fireplace acts as a room divider in the open space.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The staffers placed the slides in a plastic case with dividers so the slides didn’t touch.
    Wendy Ruderman, Philly.com, 3 May 2018
  • There were no walls, doors or any kind of dividers in the room.
    Billboard, 6 July 2018
  • If the divider is still rubbery, the nut is not dry enough.
    oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Drive three screws through the bin wall into the divider.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Plant the Garden Put a divider across the bed, right down the middle.
    D.x. Fenten, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2021
  • In the image below, note how the shapes of the bricks in the wall behind the divider are warped and squished.
    Monique Woo, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • The rack comes with eight dividers and can withstand up to 50 pounds.
    Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Their car then crashed head-on with an SUV that had crossed over the lane divider.
    Emma Colton, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The sprayer comes with a dose divider to let users know how much to give in each nostril.
    Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Rachel Platten, 36, wants to be a uniter, not a divider.
    Samantha Leach, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Our divider-in-chief could have thought outside the box.
    Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
  • The crash caused the truck to brush up against the concrete dividers, causing the trailer to be forced open.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The cloth divider inside separates the two pieces of the cue.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Moore then teaches me to walk off distance with a divider on the map.
    Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Some hot pots allow for two bases with a divider that splits the pot down the middle.
    Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The exact divider between them, where the ice lifts off, is called the grounding line.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Woods' car struck a sign in the center divider, sheared through a tree and landed in the brush alongside the road.
    Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Although, that’s when a low divider might come in handy!
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
  • Trump is, in the words of a predecessor, a 'divider' not a 'uniter'.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 30 May 2020
  • Are the fires the great equalizer, the great divider or the great uniter of Los Angeles?
    Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This divider set does not act as one unit and does not include a base, so keep that in mind.
    Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Use small containers or drawer dividers to organize items such as bobby pins, hair ties, and clips.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Keep pocketbooks in order with these acrylic purse dividers, and store off-season clothes in these under-bed containers with wheels.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Similarly, old sheets can be cut into strips and used to create soft dividers in drawers.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Open floor plans are free of permanent dividers (save for features like islands or furniture).
    Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
  • At least one vehicle struck the center divider and caught fire, the CHP said.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

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