How to Use separator in a Sentence
separator
noun-
That’s one thing that has been a separator.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
-
But when a foe like the Dodgers has that too, what is going to be the separator?
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
-
Now, what's the separator between a prospect and a guy who gets (to the majors)?
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2020
-
Transfer the ribs to a plate and the sauce to a fat separator; let sit for 5 minutes.
—Woman's Day, 3 Feb. 2017
-
Then on the other side of a little separator is all the raw protein.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
-
Or strain it into a fat separator.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
-
These are then stacked with separators, moistened with electrolytes, and rolled up.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 16 May 2023
-
Easy to hold and easy to clean, this fat separator will be great for anyone who makes a large amount of soups, sauces, and gravies.
—Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 14 Sep. 2022
-
Strain and reserve the pan juices in a fat separator cup, if desired, for serving.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, The Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2017
-
That has left China as the world’s main miner and separator of rare earths.
—New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
-
Other lines carry the water, oil and gas from the separator to tanks.
—Dan Elliott, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
-
To make separators, the group simply cleaned the eggshell membranes.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
-
Some battery packs may have cells with separator damage.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
-
These fibers can spread like kudzu vines into the electrolyte, pierce the separator and make their way to the cathode.
—Weiyang Li, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Aug. 2018
-
The tents have an open plan, with curtain separators and floor-to-ceiling windows.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
-
The Brewers’ grasp on the little things has been their separator.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
-
The steam is then dried using moisture separators and sent through steam lines to power the turbines.
—David Anderson, The Aegis, 15 June 2017
-
Inside is a padded separator for a rod, a couple of reels, and some accessories.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 8 June 2017
-
Some children don’t have a father around because of the painful separators of death and divorce.
—Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
-
Included with the machine are a juice jug, which comes with a froth separator to help skim off that foam, and a cleaning brush.
—Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2022
-
Which reminds me, Caraway's pots and pans came stacked with fuzzy velour separators beneath each piece.
—Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
-
Concepcion is the best separator in the class and can flat-out outrun angles after the catch.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
-
In years previous, the trade deadline has served as a kind of separator, or at least an inflection point.
—Jon Tayler, SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019
-
Both the basket and separator are dishwasher safe, making cleanup a breeze.
—Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
-
There’s a hollow separator in the center, which can be filled with water and frozen in order to keep two bottles cold on the go.
—Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
-
The facade had been used as a separator between galleries inside the old building.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2022
-
The doctors made a small cut under each breast and then inserted a channel separator to move around the breast tissue.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
-
On the downside, Dina Meyer dies in the rib separator, and she is missed.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 1 June 2024
-
Larry came down to buy a cream separator and ended up buying the whole facility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
-
But what really stands out among the group — the separator for a championship-contending team — is the depth.
—Kansas City Star, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'separator.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
