disperse

Example Sentences

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Authorities said the crowd that gathered at the federal building later in the afternoon, as the rally was winding down, had ignored orders to disperse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

What are some fair ways for a later-in-life marriage to disperse wealth or plan for end of life?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Thousands gathered in the streets of the capital Islamabad, many holding photos of late Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, with AFP witnessing police deploy tear gas to disperse crowds near the US embassy.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Did the team actually debate alternatives or simply divide the work and disperse?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

I was about to ask something else when we heard the tenants say Amen in a chorus of hope and then begin to disperse.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez