dispersing
- present participle of disperse.
Example Sentences
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The group also requested that once the bonfire has been lit that "everyone pays their respects by dispersing quietly and respectfully afterwards".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The strategic task then is to determine how to retain agency when technological power is concentrating rather than dispersing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
The lion had been seen traversing the city since at least Sunday and probably got lost while dispersing from its mother, the agency said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
The term ‘Magnificent Seven’ was first coined by Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett back in 2023, and he now sees External link the group dispersing.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
“You don’t have to overdo it, Mother,” Ignatius said as they pushed through the dispersing crowd and started walking rapidly down Canal Street.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
