Example Sentences

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If there was any bad blood between Paxton and Middleton over these clashes, it seems to have dissipated in the years since.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Troops are now readying for the challenges that the scorching summer might bring, but any worries over their families without heat and light in civilian cities have dissipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Byrne and his co-authors calculated that any internal heat would have dissipated billions of years in the past.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Rare-earth stocks took off when China threatened export controls, but much of the gains have dissipated.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

Isobel says, looking around to see if anyone is close enough to overhear their conversation, but most of the mourners have dissipated into the rain.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern