6 sentences with 'split'
Example sentences and phrases with the word split and other words derived from it.
• « Homo sapiens split into two distinct, physically different but interbreeding types, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens sapiens (the latter term means "wisest man" in Greek). »
• « What was once the great power of the Middle East, the Abbasid Caliphate, had long since split, with rival kingdoms holding power in North Africa and the Middle Ages. »
• « The Protestant Reformation was the permanent split within the Catholic church that gave rise to multiple competing denominations (essentially competing versions) of Christian practice and belief. »
• « What was once the largest and most disparate Habsburg empire split into two separate Habsburg empires in 1558, when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V abdicated. »
• « This plan initially included the Soviets, who would thus be entitled to financial support to cope with the devastation caused by Germany (however, the USSR withdrew in 1948, leading to an economic and political split between East and West). »
• « The cockpit door detached and struck co-pilot Atchison in the shoulder, then split the central radio and throttle console in two. A blow from one of Captain Lancaster's legs had disengaged the autopilot, and the aircraft jerked, banked and began to plummet. »