divorce

[dɪˈvɔːrs]

Definition:
1. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
2. Part; cease or break association with.
3. Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage.

'divorce' example sentence:

1. Numerous marriages now end in divorce.
2. The divorce was not contested.
3. The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother.
4. The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.
5. The mother is usually the custodial parent after a divorce.
6. John had been through a messy divorce himself.
7. After her divorce she reverted to her maiden name.
8. Many divorced men remarry and have second families.
9. After his divorce, he let himself go to seed.
10. They believed that art should be divorced from politics.
11. You should avoid mentioning his divorce.
12. One in every three marriages ends in divorce.
13. Speculation about a divorce proved totally unfounded.
14. His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.
15. My parents' divorce really fucked me up.
16. Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
17. My mother tried to talk me out of getting a divorce.
18. What were his grounds for wanting a divorce?
19. Her parents are separated but not divorced.
20. He seems completely divorced from reality.
21. The divorce became absolute last week.
22. To put it bluntly , I want a divorce.
23. When he was depressed, he felt utterly divorced from reality.
24. She claims he ratted on their divorce settlement.
25. To put it bluntly, I want a divorce.
26. She was granted a divorce.
27. Her experience of divorce shattered her illusions about love.
28. Are they going to get divorced?
29. The marriage ended in divorce in 1996.
30. She was cited in the divorce proceedings.
31. Divorce proceedings started today.
32. Divorce was legalized in 1981.
33. Why do you have to keep dragging up my divorce?
34. He insisted on telling us all the gory details about their divorce.
35. He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce.
36. They have agreed to get a divorce.
37. They look as though they're heading for divorce.
38. Her divorce case comes up next month.
39. Divorce can be traumatic for everyone involved.
40. The divorce made front-page news.
41. Divorce is never easy for children.
42. The divorce was conducted in the full glare of publicity.
43. Was your daddy heartbroken when they got a divorce?
44. I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.
45. I refused her a divorce, out of spite I suppose.
46. There is no longer any stigma attached to being divorced.
47. We were divorced two years ago and she has since remarried.
48. Divorce is bad for children.
49. Divorce is complicated enough in normal circumstances, but this situation is even worse.
50. Their divorce filled a lot of column inches in the national papers.
51. All of her children's marriages ended in divorce.
52. Apparently they are getting divorced soon.