Sample Sentences for
partition
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    A movable partition can divide the ballroom into two smaller rooms.
    partition = something that divides space
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    We want to partition the room into three parts.
    partition = divide
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    A bulletproof partition separates the customers from the cashier.  (source)
    partition = something that divides space
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    On the other side of a partition is a family with three children.  (source)
    partition = a structure (less substantial than a wall) that divides a room
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    We followed her to a room with glass partitions.†  (source)
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    Inside, it was partitioned into a kitchen and an eating room.  (source)
    partitioned = divided
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    Partitioning off a room likethat wasn't easy.†  (source)
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    And all about this central space, which was partitionless and supported by round white columns, were offices labeled with the names of the various minor officials and executives of the company—Mr.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-less" in partitionless means without and reverses the meaning of partition. This is the same pattern you see in words like harmless, fearless, and powerless.
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    "Yeah, right," the kid muttered from behind the mesh partition.†  (source)
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    The entire space was open, no separate rooms or partitions—just clusters of sofas, comfy chairs, throw pillows, and freestanding hammocks, most of which were occupied by snoring warriors.†  (source)
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    For sleep she partitioned off a cubicle from her writing room just large enough to hold a bed.†  (source)
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    Through the partitioning wall at the right we hear a prosecutor's voice, Judge Hathorne's, asking a question; then a woman's voice, Martha Corey's, replying.†  (source)
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    We walked to the back of the dining hall and rounded a partition.†  (source)
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