How to Use dissipation in a Sentence

dissipation

noun
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  • He lived a life of dissipation.
  • Insulation helps prevent the dissipation of heat from houses in the winter.
  • Rather, to clear the air, and to demonstrate dissipation of any hard feelings.
    — chicagotribune.com, 26 July 2021
  • The fast movement, combined with dry air from land and high wind shear over the Caribbean should lead to the dissipation of the storm during the middle of the week.
    — Taylor Ward, CNN, 20 June 2017
  • There appear to be heat dissipation vents on the top of the consoles as well, so an upright stance may be preferred.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired, 11 June 2020
  • From touchdown to dissipation, the Quad-State Tornado may have spent a stunning four hours on the ground.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The mattresses are foam-coil hybrids, in which the coils allow for air flow and heat dissipation.
    — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 May 2023
  • Owens’ clients who have had success saw the dissipation of chronic pain as well as a boost in mood and energy.
    — Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 1 June 2018
  • Their thin hair and flapping ears help with heat dissipation.
    — Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
  • Eventually, the body is unable to send enough blood to both the working muscles and the skin for heat dissipation.
    — Susan Yeargin, Chron, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The parental makeover, after months of dissipation and neglect, lands poorly at first.
    — Time, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The easiest and most obvious takeaway is the return of suiting to menswear’s fore and the dissipation of streetwear from the catwalks.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Overall, Asus has done a great job addressing heat dissipation on the Scar II.
    — Stefan Etienne, The Verge, 17 July 2018
  • Eventually, the body is unable send enough blood to both the working muscles and the skin for heat dissipation.
    — Susan Yeargin, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The body of this nail drill is made with aluminum alloy, which contributes to heat dissipation.
    — Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2022
  • But, just as the dissipation of a friendship might be blamelessly shared, so, too, is the work of its possible return.
    — Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 11 June 2021
  • The show uses red dust to convey the dissipation of memories.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The heatsink uses more metal than the fake for, likely, better heat dissipation.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
  • No slow dissipation for the Trashers, no aging and decline.
    — Rich Cohen, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2018
  • States of weariness or dissipation; the early hours when everyone else is home and safely asleep.
    — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Would staying away a bit longer provide more time for the dissipation of the fumigation and address your health concern?
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • No, not all the important painting and sculpture produced here in the 1960s depicts figures in some state of dissipation.
    — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
  • That could include a loss of 6 million jobs, a surge to 9 percent unemployment, and the dissipation of as much as $15 trillion in household wealth.
    — Tim O'Donnell, The Week, 21 Sep. 2021
  • More fish in San Francisco Bay could soon die, due to a combination of the weekend heat wave and — oddly enough —the dissipation of the enormous algae bloom.
    — Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The one area that needs improvement, according to AnandTech, is heat dissipation.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The Xiaomi 12 Pro has a larger vapor chamber and three large heat dissipation graphite sheets.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The quad exhaust tailpipes have been treated with Cerakote to help with heat dissipation; the rear lights also incorporate small vents.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2020
  • While some higher-end Snapdragon 865 phones have big, fancy heat pipes in them now, the Pixel 5 just has a big slab of metal on top of the motherboard for heat dissipation.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The sleeve only has minimal contact with the steel, creating a cushion of air that the company says aids in heat dissipation.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The street wasn’t always a synonym for dissipation and degradation.
    — Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2018

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