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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who visited troops in the Middle East over the weekend, said the U.S. military took steps to fortify and disperse forces at its bases in the region before strikes began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

I saw him casually wipe his left eye with the back of his hand as he ended his prayer and the small crowd began to disperse.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley