Example Sentences

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The glass is screened by adjustable curtains of a high-tech fabric that diffuses and softens the sunlight, making it ideal for viewing the three-dimensional art displayed there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

They’re also less likely to be cultivated in complete monocultures than oil palms, which diffuses their impact on surrounding ecosystems.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

Dunst diffuses the moment by adopting an exaggerated Valley girl sing-song, “I basically fell in love with Cailee and I was like, ‘She’s the best, you need to work with her.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

It borrows an idea from physics that can be used to describe, for instance, how gas diffuses outward.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

I block the scene so when we kiss, faces around us blur, a filtered lens diffuses the light, and a smoke machine blows gauzy wisps of gray across the floor.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed