disperse

Example Sentences

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If a serpent’s prey happens to have seeds in their cheeks, “they will disperse those seeds, acting as nature’s gardeners, pooping out the seeds in a little pile of fertilizer,” Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"At this stage, we have no information that the fuel has started to disperse," the civil protection service's press chief, Pierfrancesco Demilito, told a news conference.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

What are some fair ways for a later-in-life marriage to disperse wealth or plan for end of life?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

That should help to disperse and wash pollutants away.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The onlookers began to disperse as the men unloaded the sofa.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu