After the storm, water poured into the city through a rift in the ancient wall.
(or metaphorically)
The failure of the partnership created a rift between the two families.
Failure to repay a loan can be the cause of an angry rift between longtime friends.
There's a rift in the clouds.
There's part of a rainbow shining through a rift in the clouds.
The two brothers disagreed on the estate and a rift developed between them.
I live in a rift valley! Before today, I was unaware that I am a Rift Valley Dude.
Before this week, the rift between the boys seemed irreparable. There's an airplane flying right through that rift in the clouds!
The base word of "rift" is "rift." It is not derived from any other word.
Because the girls basketball team and the boys basketball team can't decide on which gyms to use, there is a rift between the players.
miffed
This pool is too shallow, for diving. This shallow depression is actually a rift valley.
Lake Baikal in Siberia lies in a rift valley.
Rift in Japanese is 'Kiretsu'