How to Use fan out in a Sentence
fan out
phrasal verb
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But ahead, the group abandoned the queue and fanned out.
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Elizabeth Hewitt,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2023
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In those days, even winning wasn’t enough to bring the fans out.
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Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2024
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Roots should fan out wide rather than grow in a circle.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2024
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Where to eat: Start with an old diner in the middle of town, then fan out from there.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Dec. 2024
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Above it, the Oasis pool deck fans out over six acres of outdoor space.
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Brad Japhe,
TIME,
25 July 2024
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The bodice was all about the sparkles before fanning out into a tulle skirt.
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Hedy Phillips,
Peoplemag,
15 July 2024
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Rangers and others fanned out to search in the gathering dusk.
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Jesse McKinley,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2023
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But there is one way Smith believes the Orioles can get even more fans out to the yard in the future.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
12 July 2024
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Up next, our team is fanned out across the battleground states.
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ABC News,
3 Nov. 2024
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Bouknight brushed off the setback and fanned out to Edwardsville and Decatur to knock on more doors.
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Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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Twelve engines have fanned out from her home, the site of the first response to the fire, and crews are fighting the blaze along her street.
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Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the early 1850s, thousands of prospectors fanned out across the Western U.S. in search of gold.
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Greg McKenna,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2024
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But about halfway through cooking, the potatoes start to fan out.
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Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2024
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It was made complete with a ruching effect at the midpoint of her waist that fanned out on the dress' skirt.
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Hedy Phillips,
Peoplemag,
9 Aug. 2024
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As Taveras got to the stop and tried to fan out the train of her dress, she could be seen pushing the security guard’s arm away.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
25 May 2024
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Of course, there are lots of good fans out there who cheer and otherwise keep quiet.
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Stephen Borelli,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2024
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And then for esports, there is the numbers, like the 700 million esports fans out there at this point in time, right?
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Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
26 Sep. 2024
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Instead of tucking the ends under, leave them to fan out slightly and tie the bundle with a piece of twine.
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Maggie Burch,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2024
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No one is immune from fanning out over the Olympics, not even Taylor Swift.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2024
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Trust me there is no football fan out there that wants their team to have a mediocre season.
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Daniel Kohn,
Spin,
6 Sep. 2023
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In that stretch, the Warriors hustled back on defense, starting from the nail and fanning out from there.
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Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2024
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The group quickly divided into small teams and fanned out to cover the broad area.
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Jayme Moye,
Outside Online,
19 July 2024
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Even before the flashing lights of the rides and games fan out in front of you, the scents of sugar and barbecue smoke smack you headlong.
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Jenna Schnuer,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 Aug. 2023
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In dusty fields and orchards, other forces fanned out to search for militants on foot.
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Susannah George,
Washington Post,
8 Oct. 2023
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Chiefs tickets are still on sale for the remaining games for all those hardcore fans out there.
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Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
19 Dec. 2024
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Road-tripping through Wyoming and Montana made a country music fan out of me.
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Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Dec. 2023
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Some were made with prisms that fan out the starlight, creating what's known as stellar spectra.
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Lucy Evans,
Scientific American,
22 June 2023
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Poker experts then fan out to each table to deal a few hands for the attendees.
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Time,
24 July 2023
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The best practice for getting residents to evacuate in the Altadena fire, Cova said, was wireless emergency alerts: there was not enough time for emergency workers to fan out and drive street to street and go door to door.
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Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Zoom out: Warnings and advice fanned out in recent days from tribal governments wary of potential intrusion on their sovereignty or harm against their citizens.
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Erin Alberty,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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