Sentence examples for deepens the divide from inspiring English sources
The phrase "deepens the divide" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or action that increases the separation or differences between two groups, ideas, or perspectives.
Example: "The recent policy changes have deepened the divide between the two communities, making collaboration more difficult."
Alternatives: "widen the gap" or "exacerbate the division.".
But while it is a worthwhile endeavor to seek to separate Christianity from its history of Christendom, casting knee-jerk judgments on sentiments or perspectives held by others only deepens the divide between two already deeply-entrenched camps.
Telling Muslims in France -- the largest Muslim population in Western Europe -- that the burqa-style veil is regressive and, as Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie describes it, "harms the liberty of women" who actually choose to wear it, can be seen as a form of cultural supremacy, which only deepens the divide between both worlds.
In November, the group decided to split their rations, deepening the divide between the two factions.
Anything prone to deepen the divide in the Conservative party has to be parked until after the 23 June EU referendum.
That violence, together with Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, has deepened the divide between Jewish and Arab citizens here.
This political structure has deepened the divide in Thailand between those who have and those who do not, he said.
With the increased Israeli presence came the familiar exchanges of low-grade violence that are deepening the divide between the two populations.
The ban served Putin's propaganda purposes, deepening the divide between the vast majority of patriotic Russians and the tiny minority of effete Westernizers.
Mr. Chávez mined and deepened the divide between the masses of Venezuela's poor and the middle and upper classes, presiding over a bitterly divided country.
A year later, Hamas routed the pro-Abbas forces in Gaza, limiting the influence of the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority to the West Bank and deepening the divide.
Philip Potter of the University of Michigan argues that in the long run, Chinese leaders "have painted themselves into a corner", deepening the divide between themselves and the Uighurs they govern.
