How to Use rift in a Sentence

rift

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  • We could see some stars through the rifts in the clouds.
  • The fight will only widen the rift with his brother.
  • Scientists are studying the Mid-Atlantic Rift.
  • What could come to hurt her in the future, is the rift between her and her fans.
    — Rylee Johnston, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2023
  • How did the rift between Trump and Pence become so wide?
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The abstention was a sign of the growing rift between the two allies.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The rift between rich and poor countries was on display throughout the day.
    — David Gelles, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The widescreen format stresses their cavernous rift, with Willa on one side of the frame and Bill on the far opposite end.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Is Savarese’s seat growing warmer as a result of his now public rift with Moreno?
    — oregonlive, 5 July 2023
  • This line focuses on the Gilead Sector which has been cut off from the rest of the Imperium by a great rift in space.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • At other times, the battles are big enough to cause rifts and splits within coalitions.
    — Alexander Richard Braczkowski, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The volcano’s magma reservoir, its molten heart, had drained, flowing down the rift zone and causing the peak to implode.
    — Susan Casey, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the rift that's formed between them, Kyle claimed that Mauricio, 53, would never say no to his work.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That has been a contentious process, exposing a rift between the sport's stakeholders, some of whom aren't keen to add a new fish to the pond.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Both of our parents died years ago, and a rift became very apparent.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • The rift was a key factor in the dismissal of Gen. Valery Zaluzhny from his post as the nation’s top commander.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Harry and Meghan are asked to vacate their home in England, in a further royal rift.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Mauricio Umansky is shedding light on what led to the rift between his wife, Kyle Richards, and the Hilton family.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But their rift had also been brewing since their childhoods.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Harry has also detailed rifts with his father and his brother, Prince William (the heir to the throne), in his tell-all memoir Spare.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2023
  • At the same time, the verdict is inflaming rifts within the GOP surrounding his impeachment in the first place.
    — Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • That’s because, sources said, of a growing rift between Kliavkoff and the remaining two schools.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Phillips' challenge to the head of his party has confounded some colleagues and caused rifts with fellow Democrats.
    — Azi Paybarah The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s the full list of drugs: Related Medicare will negotiate the price of 10 drugs, opening a rift over the impact in Mass.
    — Tom Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • As a result, eruptions occur frequently along the rift zone.
    — USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • The series wrote Kim Cattrall’s absence off as a rift between Carrie and Samantha.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Drescher quickly shot it down as unworkable, but the back-and-forth exposed a rift between the guild and many of its most famous members.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Her infallibility is at the root of most of our rifts, the most egregious of which stem from squabbles over money.
    — Rudy Lee, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Robles’s fate caused a rift between the real-life Dos Passos and Hemingway.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Both the attorney general and the auditor are elected statewide, and the lawsuit is the latest rift between them.
    — Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024

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