1.  He loved to use gossip, half-truths, and lies to separate friends and to destroy relationships.

2.  In their haste the two friends got separated and Euryalus took the wrong path.

3.  But once in Times Square, the friends got separated, he said.

4.  Departments are being split across corporate lines, separating friends who worked together for years.

5.  The four friends were separated soon after their vow but kept in touch.