Example Sentences

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The difference now is that even the haves—the schools and conferences that had no issue dissolving old allegiances acting entirely in their own self interest—agree it’s gotten ridiculous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

On the other end, the Rockets were a complete mess, dissolving in two whining technical fouls in the third quarter that sealed their fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Visions danced before her, gold and scarlet, flickering, forming and melting and dissolving into one another, shapes strange and terrifying and seductive.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin