How to Use split the difference in a Sentence

split the difference

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• Well-meaning observers want to split the difference between the sayable and unsayable.
  — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
• The model split the difference, and the buyer got neither story.
  — Andrew Kokes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
• Most labs have tried to split the difference by sequencing only the protein-coding portion of the genome, called the exome, and pairing that read with a genotyping array.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
• Faced with the choice between detention and release, judges have increasingly used electronic monitoring as a third option to split the difference.
  — Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
• Saudi lenders split the difference, with Saudi National Bank ahead of the Tadawul stock exchange, and Alrajhi slightly behind it after digesting higher-than-expected credit costs.
  — semafor.com, 24 July 2026