Example Sentences

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“The natural issue is that it will precipitate armchair research and table discussion,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

A substance will precipitate when solution conditions are such that its concentration exceeds its solubility.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

“Hopefully this will precipitate the bipartisan negotiation on what we need to do as an alternative.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2017

There’s hope that this cultural shift will precipitate a political one.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2015

France is fallen into a state of convulsion, which will precipitate her into either slavery or anarchy.

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne