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.

Use 'divorce' in a 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.