How to Use dissolution in a Sentence

dissolution

noun
  • 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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