How to Use fan out in a Sentence

fan out

phrasal verb
Definition of fan outnext
  • Her drop-waist dress skirt was made of feather material that fanned out into an A-line silhouette.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • But ahead, the group abandoned the queue and fanned out.
    — Elizabeth Hewitt, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2023
  • In those days, even winning wasn’t enough to bring the fans out.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Roots should fan out wide rather than grow in a circle.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Above it, the Oasis pool deck fans out over six acres of outdoor space.
    — Brad Japhe, TIME, 25 July 2024
  • The bodice was all about the sparkles before fanning out into a tulle skirt.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
  • Rangers and others fanned out to search in the gathering dusk.
    — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But there is one way Smith believes the Orioles can get even more fans out to the yard in the future.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
  • But about halfway through cooking, the potatoes start to fan out.
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • It was made complete with a ruching effect at the midpoint of her waist that fanned out on the dress' skirt.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
  • 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.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
  • Of course, there are lots of good fans out there who cheer and otherwise keep quiet.
    — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • And then for esports, there is the numbers, like the 700 million esports fans out there at this point in time, right?
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Instead of tucking the ends under, leave them to fan out slightly and tie the bundle with a piece of twine.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • No one is immune from fanning out over the Olympics, not even Taylor Swift.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Trust me there is no football fan out there that wants their team to have a mediocre season.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In that stretch, the Warriors hustled back on defense, starting from the nail and fanning out from there.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The group quickly divided into small teams and fanned out to cover the broad area.
    — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
  • 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.
    — Jenna Schnuer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • In dusty fields and orchards, other forces fanned out to search for militants on foot.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Road-tripping through Wyoming and Montana made a country music fan out of me.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Some were made with prisms that fan out the starlight, creating what's known as stellar spectra.
    — Lucy Evans, Scientific American, 22 June 2023
  • Poker experts then fan out to each table to deal a few hands for the attendees.
    — Time, 24 July 2023
  • The exhibit fans out around a structure that replicates the form of a Buddhist stupa.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
  • North American tour that brought fans out of the house for one of the first, and most outrageous, post-pandemic tours.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 June 2023
  • The aim is to make new fans out of people like Mr. Norton or, ideally, his grandson.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2024
  • Minaj burst onto the scene in 2010 with a bubblegum pink wig to match her ultra-tall platforms and a mauve dress that fanned out around her.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Whales hold a special place in hearts of many Pacific cultures that fanned out across our largest ocean over the centuries.
    — Isaac Yee, CNN, 16 July 2024
  • The scene conforms to the fractal pattern fanning out across the text: the fact of domination, the feeling of being ruled.
    — Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Shifting to video-first content Vishal and Sejal's bold approach began in-house before fanning out to client work.
    — Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024

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