How to Use fan out in a Sentence

fan out

phrasal verb
Definition of fan outnext
  • 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
  • Masking their faces with hoods, the thieves fan out across the store to quickly destroy nearly every display case.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
  • But an entertaining product — and an owner committed to a city — is what gets fans out to the park consistently.
    — Ty Daubert, The Mercury News, 12 July 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
  • Rangers and others fanned out to search in the gathering dusk.
    — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But about halfway through cooking, the potatoes start to fan out.
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And door knockers are fanning out from Des Moines to Dubuque and everywhere in between.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • In the aftermath of the attacks, Israeli aid groups fanned out across the country trying to support the victims of the Hamas rampage.
    — Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 5 May 2024
  • My colleagues fanned out across the area to put together neighborhood guides that highlight L.A. through the people and places that bring it to life.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Then teams will fan out to other food deserts — places like Bryan’s neighborhood with few fresh food options — with the aim of planting 37 farms over three years.
    — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • Then group divided into teams and fanned out through the city to offer services or help as needed.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Dukes has raised generations of changemakers, now fanned out around the world.
    — Tiana Woodard, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The fires started Tuesday and fanned out across the island, growing in size and destructive power.
    — Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023

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