I knew that either of us would rather be dead than permanently separated from the other.
Of course, he may decide to keep us permanently separated.
Although set free, the lovers are permanently separated from each other.
She was permanently separated from him and never saw him again.
It can mean they'll be separated permanently from their spouses, children, parents, siblings.
For the first time in Haitian history, he said, he will permanently separate the army and the police force.
They separated permanently after six months, although the divorce was not finalised until 1964.
The couple dated intermittently for the next 13 years, separating permanently in 1976.
Thereafter the frames were permanently separated; it is no longer possible to cross over.
Although after two years the parents reconciled it was short-lived and they separated permanently within a year.