How to Use dissolution in a Sentence

dissolution

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  • The treatment is used for the dissolution of kidney stones.
  • Nor did the band’s dissolution have any singular trigger—any carpet.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
  • In general, the dissolution of that network—the melting of the cheese—plays out in stages as the cheese is heated, Sharma says.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The film first charts the dissolution of Jean and Jacques’s relationship over matters of money, rank, and jealousy.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2021
  • At the same time, the city is required by state dissolution laws to maximize its financial return and share proceeds with local taxing entities.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • That’s what happens with conference realignment and the dissolution of the Pac-12.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The new sublime is to be found in the dissolution of our selves.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 24 July 2022
  • The dissolution of the partnership with LendLease doesn’t mean this project is dead in the long term.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Then came the dissolution of the Southwest Conference, casting the league’s have-nots to the wind.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The play gets derailed, and the dissolution of the group raises even more questions.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The spilling of the tea propelled the dissolution of the bonds between Britain and her colonies, and led to seven years of destructive war.
    — The Editors, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
  • With the dissolution of the merger, Adobe was forced to pay Figma a $1 billion breakup fee.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 26 June 2024
  • That will be altered given the dissolution of the Pac-12 as a Power Five league.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The arrangement harks back at the time that Norway and Sweden were part of a union, and the latter’s dissolution in 1905.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The conflict dates back to 1988, flaring up with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
    — Thomas Mutch, Popular Mechanics, 29 Oct. 2021
  • In The Half Pearl’s focus is less on dissolution than rebirth.
    — Clayton Purdom, Chron, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Iranians from all walks of life are now turning the tables with their calls for the dissolution of Khamenei’s regime.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2022
  • As part of the dissolution, each pledged to donate $15 billion to the foundation.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 July 2022
  • The ongoing state-on-state clashes were one of many factors that contributed to the dissolution of the Union and the Civil War.
    — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • There’s no insight into what the cause of the dissolution is as of yet, but the filing certainly comes as a surprise to fans of the couple.
    — Essence, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The judge already ruled the Trumps are liable for fraud and ordered the dissolution of some of their business entities.
    — Erik Larson, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In the wake of Destiny’s Child’s dissolution in 2005, the aftermath took a distinct turn for Roberson.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The unit was formed in 2022 following the dissolution of the citywide plainclothes anti-crime units.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Houses get shared, and that kind of dissolution is amazing.
    — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Sadr and his allies have called for the dissolution of parliament and fresh elections.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • During her seventy-year-long reign, the Queen presided over the dissolution of the British Empire.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022
  • But aspects of how the dissolution of the Reedy Creek Improvement District would work are still unclear.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022
  • But the answer to this problem should not be the unilateral dissolution of Greek life.
    — WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Design trends come and go, but one that seems to have some significant staying power: the dissolution of the Big Light.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Russia’s losses amount to the dissolution of around three-dozen BTGs.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 28 May 2022

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