How to Use dissipate in a Sentence

dissipate

verb
  • The fog should dissipate soon.
  • The morning sun dissipated the fog.
  • Or was this a hot streak that will dissipate in time?
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But the chaos soon dissipates, as does most of the fire.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • That gives the storm enough time to move away or dissipate.
    — Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That gives the storm enough time to move away or dissipate.
    — Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That gives the storm enough time to move away or dissipate.
    — Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That gives the storm enough time to move away or dissipate.
    — Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That gives the storm enough time to move away or dissipate.
    — Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • That gives the storm enough time to move away or dissipate.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Fog will dissipate once the rain starts.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Dec. 2025
  • And moments like these don’t dissipate with the warmth of a new sun.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Leave the door open and the odor should dissipate quickly.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Now that the trough has dissipated, the heat was back on.
    — Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • If all goes to plan, the headwind should dissipate.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
  • So let the stress wash over you and dissipate like the sweet steam off a fresh mug of hot chocolate.
    — CNN Underscored, 19 Dec. 2020
  • But that thought dissipated as the days passed with no sign of Tyler.
    — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • This system is likely to dissipate over the next day or so.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Four days later, the cloud of smoke has not yet begun to dissipate.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Left long enough, the foam would vanish, the gas would dissipate and the stout would go still and flat.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Some people seemed to hope that the group would soon dissipate of its own accord.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Maybe these two stars are all that is left of a cluster that dissipated long ago.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • At first, officials said the odor would dissipate in three to five days.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • That could dissipate to a degree with some fans being priced out.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
  • As leagues have dissipated or gone elsewhere, that is no longer the case.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 2 May 2018
  • The pump is bathed in gasoline which helps dissipate heat that could shorten its life.
    — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • But as soon as the men start to explain themselves, the threat dissipates.
    — Margaret Gray, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
  • The sun came out in the fourth quarter, and the clouds dissipated.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Saturday will start with dense fog across most of the state, which will dissipate by noon.
    — Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Since vinyl chloride in the air breaks down and dissipates in a day or two, it would not be found in air now.
    — Jill Neimark, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023

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