How to Use diffuse in a Sentence

diffuse

1 of 2 adjective

• The forest was filled with a soft, diffuse light.
• Runner’s knee can feel like a dull, diffuse ache in and around the kneecap.
  — SELF, 7 Dec. 2018
• The best light for most sculptural pieces is diffuse daylight.
  — Marni Jameson, The Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2017
• This view presents a more diffuse and faint band of light, a very different view from the summer months.
  — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• The front is somewhat diffuse, shallow and does not have great impetus to move.
  — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 20 June 2018
• Brown's cause of death was ruled as diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation.
  — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
• Brown’s cause of death was ruled diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation.
  — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 June 2026
• As such, children’s television has become a diffuse field.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
• In spring 2026, the pressures are more diffuse but no less impactful.
  — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
• Whereas the costs of deficits are diffuse, the costs of policies that close the deficit are acutely clear only to those affected.
  — Martha Gimbel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
• Authority has become something diffuse and flammable, like spray paint.
  — Michelle Dean, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
• Movement was more diffuse near wetlands and along the Caloosahatchee River.
  — Eve Bohnett, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
• The idea of protesting in small, diffuse groups was in part aimed at complicating policing efforts, Tang added.
  — John Leicester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2019
• The first movement may have been somewhat diffuse but the payoff was a revelation of inner voices.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2019
• Nature has innate mystery; its smallest building blocks simply are fuzzy and diffuse objects.
  — Sophia Chen, WIRED, 20 June 2019
• Images show a diffuse coma and faint dust tail created as sunlight heats the comet's ices, releasing gas and dust into space.
  — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
• By tracking that glow, scientists can trace not just bright galaxies but also the diffuse gas that surrounds and connects them.
  — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
• Rochietti sustained a diffuse axonal injury, or tears in the brain fiber, in a car accident.
  — Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
• All diffuse midline gliomas are categorized as Stage 4.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
• This year’s Oscar-villain conversation, then, is far more diffuse than ever.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
• The wealth of families like the Rothschilds or Rockefellers is too diffuse to value.
  — Bloomberg.com, 27 June 2018
• The first symptoms are diffuse yellow areas on the top side of leaves, with the plants taking on an overall sick look, and brown spots as the disease progresses.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019
• On the Democratic side, enforcement in primaries is more diffuse but no less powerful.
  — Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• In most experiments, researchers awaken opsin-bearing neurons of a specific cell type with a pulse of diffuse blue-green light.
  — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 18 July 2019
• Everyone feels the impact of structure, but ownership is often diffuse.
  — Toyna Chin, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
• This may be because even the most advanced telescope lenses scatter too much incoming light to pick up the faint mergers of small and diffuse galaxies.
  — Quanta Magazine, 28 Sep. 2016
• Multiple siblings create color in a story and a more diffuse sense of entanglement.
  — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• On the front line Though the protests remain diffuse, without a visible leader, a few young activists have stepped to the forefront of some actions.
  — Suzanne Sataline, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2019
• Researchers have slowly chipped away at that gap by adding to the census all the hot, diffuse gas in the enormous halos of galaxies and even larger galaxy clusters.
  — Amina Khan, latimes.com, 20 June 2018
• Caregiving’s broader public benefits are diffuse and hard to measure.
  — Jen Zamzow, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025

diffuse

2 of 2 verb

• The heat was diffused throughout the room.
• The photographer uses a screen to diffuse the light.
• The heat from the radiator diffuses throughout the room.
• Each sconce has a soft white fabric shade to diffuse the light.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
• When you’re done brushing your hair, air dry or diffuse your hair.
  — Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 4 May 2026
• The statement did little to diffuse the row.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
• That usually diffused it, in a way.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
• Sometimes the light is stark; other times it has been diffused by morning fog.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
• When the ground shifts under our feet, its vibrations are apt to diffuse.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2023
• It was designed to diffuse power.
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
• These spokes will diffuse your hair and gently build volume at the roots, leaving your hair full.
  — Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping, 2 Nov. 2021
• Your movement will help diffuse the perfume throughout the day.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
• White said his client stepped in to diffuse the situation.
  — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
• These are the warmest areas of the body, which help to diffuse the scent molecules.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
• Most of the fragrances that were diffused had been made for the art exhibition.
  — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Mar. 2026
• After sketching on your wing, use a smudger brush to blur it our for a pretty, diffuse effect.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2021
• The gauzy fabric provides a sense of privacy and helps diffuse light.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022
• String of Pearls plants need six to eight hours of sun and diffuse light or shade for the remainder of the day.
  — Kate McGregor, housebeautiful.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• This will help the fridge diffuse heat better and run more efficiently.
  — Mimi Montgomery, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
• Light enters from above, and is diffused to convey time and seasonal changes.
  — New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2026
• If your window gets lots of direct sunlight, pull the plant back a bit or diffuse the light with a sheer curtain.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• Brown says to line your eyes with a chocolate powder shadow, then use a small, firm brush to diffuse the color.
  — Tia Williams, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
• Above the fire pot there is a large metal plate or pan that diffuses the heat and distributes it evenly.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2021
• The petite frame is only 10 inches tall, and the lamp casts a soft glow, diffused by the opaque shade.
  — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
• This is intended to diffuse the sound, flames, and energy produced by a launch.
  — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
• Some large molecules are carried through the channel by proteins, while small ones diffuse across on their own.
  — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
• The sun connecting with Neptune may diffuse your self-worth and belief in your skills.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
• If impassioned debates are inevitable for some, can anything be done to diffuse them, or at least take the sting out?
  — Seamus McAvoy, courant.com, 23 Nov. 2021
• This can be as small as picking up the phone to diffuse any kind of tension or misunderstanding.
  — Marieke Flament, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
• Chloride ions diffuse through the membrane, and lithium follows to balance the charge.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025