Example Sentences

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Rainmaker said its cloud seeding in Texas had dispersed before the storm and that at best a single mission can create a fraction of an inch of rain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The force said the protesters had dispersed by about 15:30 BST.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

By nearly 7 p.m., most of the pro-Palestinian protesters had dispersed from the campus courtyard, and police had cordoned off an area surrounding the Shrine Auditorium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024

The four band members had dispersed, and one, Don Short, guitarist and vocalist, declined to participate.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

The witch’s spell did not cover the blood that must have spilled, and insects and the sun and the wind had dispersed it completely.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman