Dispersing
[dɪ'spɝs]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disperse
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Examples
- The other guests were now fast dispersing, with the exception of those immediately attached to Prince John's faction, and his retinue. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- On the 12th of December he commenced his movement, capturing and dispersing the enemy's forces wherever he met them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- So saying, the Prince resumed his horse, and returned to Ashby, the whole crowd breaking up and dispersing upon his retreat. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The morning was rather favourable, though it had rained all night, as the clouds were then dispersing across the sky, and the sun frequently appeared. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
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