How to Use dissolution in a Sentence

dissolution

noun
  • The treatment is used for the dissolution of kidney stones.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 the answer to this problem should not be the unilateral dissolution of Greek life.
    WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Before its dissolution, EMI was one of the largest record labels in the music industry.
    Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • The 1991 power ballad was widely associated with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The Taliban hid that for two years and that was a real disaster, actually led to the dissolution of the Taliban.
    CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • But at home, many soon soured on the former leader, who stepped aside after the Soviet Union’s dissolution.
    Evan Gershkovich, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Gorbachev, recognizable for a red birthmark on his bald head, paved the way for the dissolution of the Soviet state.
    Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The dissolution could be blocked in court by angry bondholders.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Immorality and dissolution are left undefined, and what happens when the Left gets to set these terms is not said.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 July 2023
  • The women pursue dissolution and the men seek idleness as pleasure.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • For Charles, the candidates for dissolution may lie closer to home, in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2022
  • But the dissolution of its deal with Ye does add one more obstacle for a company already facing a slew of challenges.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • That earlier conflict followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union, of which both countries were a part.
    Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • After the dissolution of that group, a mutual friend introduced Timbaland to Missy, who was part of a girl group then called Fayze, and the two bonded.
    Mychal Denzel Smith, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In the five years since the dissolution of the Boston Breakers, women’s professional soccer in New England has stalled.
    Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The episode also featured Katie and Schwartz's highs and lows throughout their time on the series before they were shown discussing the dissolution of their relationship.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023

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