How to Use subdivide in a Sentence

subdivide

verb
Definition of subdividenext
Synonyms for subdividenext
  • The land will be subdivided into building lots.
  • He plans to subdivide his property.
  • The people who attend the conference can be subdivided into three distinct groups.
  • The house is being subdivided into several apartments.
  • The area was subdivided into large lots with views of the bay and ocean.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Now subdivide each face into nine squares with a tic-tac-toe grid, and then delete the middle square.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The nuns sold the property in the 1980s to developers whose plans to subdivide it fell through.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 10 May 2021
  • The property was later subdivided and the Dixons built a home there in 1982.
    — Mark Lawton, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2017
  • The company works with homeowners to subdivide their land, build a new home on the new lot, then sell it and split the proceeds.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Baseline plans to subdivide the property and sell off eight to 10 home parcels, Messrs. Nicholas and Lobell said.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • By the 1940s, those expansive lots were subdivided into small homes, many with horse stalls in the back.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In the 1980s, the land around the house was being subdivided and the owners moved the house from Foster Road to Claybourne Street, but kept it on land that was part of the once-larger farm.
    — oregonlive.com, 5 July 2019
  • That speaks of how this once-nearly 800-acre-plus estate has shrunk and been subdivided.
    — John Timpane, Philly.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Anyone applying to subdivide a lot must commit to living in one of the units there for at least three years.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The three ended up subdividing the loft LeCompte had shared with Gray with a wall and separate entrances so no one had to move out.
    — Susan Dominus Collier Schorr Jay Massacret, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The plot centers on a young woman named Charlie who lives on a single floor of the old townhouse, now subdivided by the state.
    — Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
  • These models subdivide the atmosphere into a 3D grid that has little cubes of the air.
    — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2019
  • It was created in the 1950s when the acreage of Jazz Age oil baron Edward Doheny was sold off and subdivided.
    — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 25 Mar. 2015
  • One major point was the rhythmic feel: The band members decided to subdivide the beats evenly.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 19 July 2022
  • The lack of new construction has led Cubans to subdivide their homes, putting more strain on already creaking buildings.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The bathrooms themselves, at least in the villas, are large and subdivided into his and hers (or his and his, etc., etc.) by a central open shower.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The buyer plans to subdivide the property for a future quick serve restaurant and a small retail strip center.
    — Kathy Jumper, al, 12 Dec. 2021
  • When ol’ Bernie subdivided and developed his land in 1834, the city of Mandeville was born.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • With that, Yachty preaches (or prays for) inclusion at a time when most feel subdivided.
    — Philly.com, 28 May 2017
  • The committee reviewed a plan to subdivide one lot, about 2 acres zoned agriculture, from the rest of the property in the neighborhood.
    — Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • It’s been subdivided into apartments since at least the 1970s.
    — Rachel Greco, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Since then, the land has been subdivided into three new dwellings—one of which has just come onto the market for a cool $5.7 million, the New York Post first reported.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2023
  • By law, the PVA has to reappraise property after it is subdivided, and that's what forced his office to take a second look this year.
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Because each leg is subdivided about 20 times, Izquierdo-López said, the 30 pairs transform into a dense, webby net when intertwined.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • Each category is further subdivided based on depth of the cover and humidity or aridity of the climate.
    — Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024

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