A deep rift opened up between them.

My granddaughter's behaviour has caused a rift in our family.

The current Kilauea lava flow, emanating from one of about two dozen volcanic fissures that opened in the ground, has been going on for 93 days straight, marking the longest nonstop eruption on record from Kilauea’s lower East Rift zone.

The rift between Tom and Mary seems permanent.

A half moon broke through the rifts of racing clouds. In its cold light I saw beyond the trees a broken fringe of rocks and the long, low curve of the melancholy moor.

Sami's drinking caused a rift in his marriage.