Example Sentences

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His next few releases would see his music becoming clearer sonically, as if that smoke ring had dissipated, as well as funnier and more self-referential.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

His brain fog had dissipated; his blood pressure had improved; and, perhaps most strikingly, he realized he had been rendered partially color blind from exhaustion.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

This indicated that the "background noise" from non-specific binding -- aptamer-to-hydrogel -- had dissipated, and it became the time cutoff the researchers used in their testing process.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

By the end of Tuesday, however, all those concerns had dissipated.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

After a little while, what little awkwardness as existed during the initial minutes of our meeting had dissipated completely, and our conversation took a more personal turn.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro