dissolve

Example Sentences

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The CPB voted to dissolve itself in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Oil fires can also release sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which can form acids if they dissolve in rainwater, as well as other harmful hydrocarbons, metallic compounds and droplets of oil.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

They can initiate crystal growth or cause crystals to dissolve whenever they choose.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

It can be molded with bare hands, but unlike silver and some other metals, it does not dissolve in certain acids.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz