disperse

In a sentence

Six example sentences with disperse, each labelled with its topic.

• Dandelions disperse their seeds on the wind, which is why a single plant can populate an entire abandoned lot.

  Environment

• A sheet of tracing paper over the flash disperses the light so the subject's face loses its hard edge.

  Photography

• The raid guide tells you to disperse across the platform so one falling meteor cannot catch three players at once.

  Gaming

• Whisking hard disperses the oil into tiny droplets through the vinegar, which is why a good vinaigrette looks cloudy.

  Cooking

• The new factories dispersed jobs across a dozen small towns instead of concentrating them in the capital.

  Economics

• The offense disperses its shooters to the corners so no single defender can guard the paint and the arc at once.

  Basketball

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