disperse
Example Sentences
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She dispersed from that area about a week ago.
From Los Angeles Times
In case of a Soviet attack, nukes dispersed in thousands of miles of cut-and-cover tunnels could be launched within 20 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times
"I believe we made the right decision in opting for a more dispersed Games, but that has... created additional complexities," Kirsty Coventry, the president of the International Olympic Committee, has said.
From Barron's
When the convoy reached Spirit Lake, the residents dispersed to their homes.
From Literature
The strategic task then is to determine how to retain agency when technological power is concentrating rather than dispersing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
