: a place or point where a division or separation occurs
: given, taken, or done at parting
a parting kiss
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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…”
—
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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Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Worn with a center parting, this look also works well with braids, too.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
On his way out, Clampett left a few other cartoons for his fellow animators to finish, but The Great Piggy Bank Robbery feels like his parting note.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
In an obligatory parting note, outgoing CEO Donahue admitted as much.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Kim lets this scene play out uninterrupted, as the haenyeo weep uncontrollably at their parting and, perhaps, so much more.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Worn with a center parting, this look also works well with braids, too.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
On his way out, Clampett left a few other cartoons for his fellow animators to finish, but The Great Piggy Bank Robbery feels like his parting note.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
In an obligatory parting note, outgoing CEO Donahue admitted as much.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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