How to Use split in a Sentence

split

1 of 3 verb

• The hull of the ship split apart on the rocks.
• The board split in two.
• The river splits the town in two.
• She split the muffin and gave me half.
• The teacher split the class into groups.
• Two of the band members split off to form their own band.
• The party is split over the issue of taxes.
• A large chunk of ice split off from the iceberg and crashed into the water.
• The class split into several small groups.
• The church split into moderate and conservative factions.
• These will be the first to split in storms.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• What is the fairest way to split the cash?
  — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
• But the state is split about what to call it.
  — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
• Again the vote was split, with Alds.
  — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
• The move to split the press was simple.
  — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
• Atoms can indeed be cut or split.
  — Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
• They were then split into three groups.
  — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
• The teams have split the past six meetings.
  — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
• These are the first to split and topple over.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• Their debt is split into three parts.
  — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
• The teams split games this season.
  — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
• There are eight teams, split into two groups.
  — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
• After that, tolls will be split.
  — Bill Koenig, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Before the sea could split, the mind had to open.
  — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
• The four base camps will be split between the states.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
• The teams have split their first two games this season.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
• For the season, the clubs split the six-game slate.
  — Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
• The group split in 1977 but stayed friends.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 24 May 2026
• The city of Tampa is split three ways.
  — Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
• The record, at least in my head, is kind of split into two sides.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2021

split

2 of 3 adjective

• Polls show the blame is nearly split.
  — Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
• And then there are split counties.
  — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
• The lectern eagle with split beak, To speak.
  — Patricia Lockwood, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
• At that price, shares would trade at about $109 post-split.
  — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
• In Swift’s case, her large rock is bezel set on a split-shank gold band.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
• And the oversized top has a split hem that falls below the bum.
  — Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
• Does the split-finger grip lead to injury?
  — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
• But with these split seasons, that’s often not true.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• So the duo performed a split-screen jazz combo live from both coasts.
  — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2021
• What emerges is a cake that can then be split and stuffed with all manner of meat and cheese.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• On the plus side, one of my favorite features is its split-screen mode.
  — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
• His steely eyes, formerly clear as split glass, turned lake-like, opaque.
  — Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
• That’s a scenario where a split vote could hurt a rap song’s chances of winning.
  — Kristin M. Hall, The Seattle Times, 4 Feb. 2019
• Hoover City Schools will open the year with a split schedule.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 4 Aug. 2020
• Like maybe a split step a little too hard and one knee goes in, that’s kind of the scary fall.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026
• Nebraska is one of two states with a split electoral vote.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 May 2026
• Place the split vanilla beans in the jar and add enough vodka to cover.
  — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021
• But there has never been a whole weekend of split-fleet racing.
  — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 21 June 2026
• The split skin opens the door for fruit-rotting microbes to invade.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2023
• Wrap in plastic wrap and seat each log inside one of the split cardboard tubes.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 12 Dec. 2017
• The split parts of me are, for these few moments, suddenly whole.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 8 Oct. 2022
• The bedrooms are tucked away on the two upper floors of the split-level home.
  — Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• Others will cross-country ski or hike with split boards for the downhill glide.
  — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
• Cinched backs and split pockets nod to heritage denim.
  — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
• This could become somewhat of a split-squad approach in back-to-backs.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2021
• For the split squat crowd, try five sets of 15 reps per side, every minute on the minute.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
• Dual mini-split heat pumps have been installed too.
  — Stefan Ionescu may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2026
• The 10-minute fight ended in a split-screen shoutfest.
  — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
• After all, ‘tis the season of dryness, cracked skin, and split lips.
  — Akili King, Essence, 13 Jan. 2026
• As mountains rise and fall, rivers are split, diverted, and joined.
  — Bill Morris, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023

split

3 of 3 noun

• There's a split down the back of your jacket.
• The new policy has caused a split in the organization.
• Life post-split hasn’t been easy.
  — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
• The scale of this split is not small.
  — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• So this rock right here is where the boat hit and split.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
• That split is normal this far out.
  — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 June 2026
• On the ground, the split is sharper.
  — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
• Bryant sees a split among diners.
  — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
• What’s the deal with the split timelines?
  — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
• And then the split was on-play, short, lot of swing-and-miss.
  — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• Nicolle can do headstands and the splits.
  — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
• The split is narrow, but telling.
  — Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• The split in the castle is now cut-and-dried.
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
• Just a year ago, that split was even at 41% each.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
• This will help avoid root splits and reduce plant stress.
  — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
• Of course, this is where split-screen comes into play.
  — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• If things go south, could Swift freely write songs about their split?
  — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 July 2026
• And don’t even try to talk pace, splits, and other stats with me.
  — Leslie Green, SELF, 8 Apr. 2018
• Mod Sun has been candid about the split in the past.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
• Among Democrats, the split is equally telling.
  — Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
• Agility and a quick 10-yard split?
  — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• The royalty split is a good thing to do.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026
• However the two split at the end of the year.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
• The blouse draped over a pair of matching short shorts with split hems at the sides.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2022
• News broke of their split in June 2025.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2025
• Do those splits hold, and who really is right for whom?
  — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
• Is there one split for lifting that prevails above the rest?
  — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
• Their split marks the end of five years together.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
• The great unknown, of course, is the nature of the split.
  — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• The two move over to the couch and begin by discussing their split.
  — Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 May 2026