Examples of depart in a Sentence
The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.
The train departed the station on time.
He is departing after 20 years with the company.
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But as soon as the plane departs, the barriers must remain sealed.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Many companies falter after a great early leader departs.
—Zeynep Ton, Harvard Business Review, 26 Sep. 2025
Andy Campagna of Youssef’s Cairo Cowboy production company also departed.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Trains depart from Independence, Peninsula, or Akron, with options for a two-hour ride or a more leisurely three-and-a-half-hour journey.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Depart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depart. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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depart
intransitive verb
de·part
: to fail to follow : deviate from a course or standard
rather than sentencing petitioners to a term within the Guideline range, however, the District Court departed downward eight levels—Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81 (1996)
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