Get to know Dispersal better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dispersion or dissemination.
Dispersal meaning
- The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
- A dispersal prison.
Synonyms of Dispersal
Using Dispersal
- The main meaning on this page is: The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion. | A dispersal prison.
- Useful related words include: dispersion, dissemination, diffusion, spread.
- In the example corpus, dispersal often appears in combinations such as: dispersal of, dispersal order, the dispersal.
Context around Dispersal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dispersal
- In this selection, "dispersal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bomber, prepared, issue, order, airfields and zone stand out and add context to how "dispersal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 6 the dispersal zone will and a dispersal order continues. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dispersal" sits close to words such as adultery, ante and aramco, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dispersal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A man was arrested in Weymouth after breaching a dispersal order. (11 words)
Loss of predators, for instance, can help or hurt seed dispersal. (11 words)
Essex Police issued a dispersal order to ensure the safety of the public. (13 words)
January 5th had marked the eighth week of protests against ’s economic policies; across the country that day, fifty thousand took to the streets, facing off against tear gas, water cannons, and other dispersal tactics employed by French riot police. (40 words)
Crosby's zone will be in place from 3pm tomorrow until 3pm Monday, November 6. The dispersal zone will cover Crosby Village, Alexandra Park, Coronation Park, Ramblers, Northern Club, Moorside Park, Moor Lane, Forefield Lane and Coronation Road. (38 words)
V-Bomber dispersal airfields further In the event of transition to war, the V Bomber squadrons were to deploy four aircraft at short notice to each of 26 pre-prepared dispersal airfields around the United Kingdom. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dispersal Dispersal of cells from the biofilm colony is an essential stage of the biofilm life cycle.
V-Bomber dispersal airfields further In the event of transition to war, the V Bomber squadrons were to deploy four aircraft at short notice to each of 26 pre-prepared dispersal airfields around the United Kingdom.
A Dispersal Order continues across Boston following several reports of anti-social behaviour across the town.
A dispersal order had been enforced by the Met across certain parts of Westminster from 7.50pm until 2am.
A man was arrested in Weymouth after breaching a dispersal order.
Crosby's zone will be in place from 3pm tomorrow until 3pm Monday, November 6. The dispersal zone will cover Crosby Village, Alexandra Park, Coronation Park, Ramblers, Northern Club, Moorside Park, Moor Lane, Forefield Lane and Coronation Road.
Essex Police issued a dispersal order to ensure the safety of the public.
In a second incident, Charles was subject to a dispersal order at Newport’s Church Litten Park on August 8, 2022, and failed to comply, swearing at a police officer.
In the days following his death police were forced to issue dispersal notices to bike riders who were riding dangerously, performing wheelies and speeding up and down Moat Lane at a gathering to remember Liam.
It controls the dispersal of species between north and sub-Saharan Africa, and in and out of the continent.
January 5th had marked the eighth week of protests against ’s economic policies; across the country that day, fifty thousand took to the streets, facing off against tear gas, water cannons, and other dispersal tactics employed by French riot police.
Later in the evening, police said some demonstrators launched fireworks into crowds and toward officers, resulting in a dispersal order being issued to clear the area.
Loss of predators, for instance, can help or hurt seed dispersal.
Officers continued to give dispersal orders throughout the area, but the crowds remained moving around Dolores Park with some people igniting fireworks and vandalizing property.
Smith was charged with failing to comply with a dispersal order, a racially or religiously aggravated public order offence, and using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
Sussex Police imposed a dispersal zone in the area to prevent groups from gathering and committing offences after they were called in to help by the event's security.
That “wide dispersal of information to the public” didn’t come until Roulack had already broken into the nearby home and made off with money and credit cards that obviously aided his escape.
The cars were held in Exhibition Road, South Kensington and a dispersal order was put in place.
The court ruled the breaches had led to the dispersal of contaminated mud and dust over public areas of Corby and into homes, causing birth defects in children born to mothers who inhaled the contaminants.
The dispersal area covers the town centre and nearby residential streets, including sections of the B4251, Sunnybank Road, Cefn Road, Bryn Road, Highfields Way and the surrounding roads.
Common combinations with dispersal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dispersal of 39×
- dispersal order 27×
- the dispersal 27×
- and dispersal 11×
- seed dispersal 10×
- dispersal orders 8×
- dispersal and 7×
- dispersal by 7×
- dispersal zone 4×
- to dispersal 3×