How to Use dilution in a Sentence

dilution

noun

• Right here is the aforementioned meaning-drift, the dilution.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 June 2019
• That way, the water isn’t a dilution agent, but rather, a crucial ingredient that ages and pulls its own flavors out of the oak.
  — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2019
• This does not represent a moderate dilution of the Taliban, as some of their speeches would like to suggest.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
• The uncertainty attached to the Tubbs trial and the potential for dilution loom large.
  — Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
• Some rail against women, some against minorities, the dilution of the white race, homosexuals and liberals.
  — Steve Hendrix, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2019
• These companies are quick to enforce their own trademarks and copyrights via enforcement action, often citing brand dilution in suits and settlements.
  — Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Quartzy, 28 Aug. 2019
• This was a dilution of the original target of carrying out watershed development work over 39 million hectares of land.
  — Aarefa Johari, Quartz India, 1 July 2019
• Morris said cumulative voting has been used in a remedy in other places in Alabama were claims of minority vote dilution were made.
  — Anna Beahm, al, 30 July 2019
• Restaurateurs are willing to pay a premium for the cubes, which melt slowly, reducing dilution in boozy cocktails, because the crystal-clear ice has become a staple in craft cocktails.
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2019
• Be sure and carefully read the instructions on the herbicide container for proper dilution, safety and application rates.
  — oregonlive.com, 17 Aug. 2019
• Playoff expansion is not automatic field dilution, at least not beyond anything NFL fans have stomached for decades.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• Perhaps this reflects the dilution of the cash-and-stock deal.
  — Telis Demos, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
• The amount of dilution represented the strength of the odor.
  — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
• This drink tastes best with the deep chill and generous dilution of crushed ice.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2021
• The rate of formation will never catch up with the rate of dilution.
  — Rachel Cheung, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020
• Serve very cold, but be careful not to keep ice in too long because of dilution.
  — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 27 Dec. 2019
• Each dilution was presented to each of the 20 panelists, who smelled them and checked off any of the 15 smell notes that applied.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2023
• Hopes that dilution might be avoided sent the shares up 13% on Thursday.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2020
• Always play the long game and don’t argue about dilution.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
• News of the loan last week caused Kodak’s shares to rise as high as $60, before falling to about $15 on Monday due to a dilution in the shares.
  — Dave Michaels and Theo Francis, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2020
• Just make sure to read the dilution instructions when measuring out the soap and spot test, too.
  — Nancy Einhart, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2023
• According to McAfee, the milk initially tested clean due to the dilution effect of being mixed with the healthy milk from the rest of the herd.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
• The gin or vodka is served straight from the freezer and therefore requires no dilution from ice.
  — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The underlying logic is the same on the fair use defense to dilution.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
• Nike filed a trademark infringement and dilution suit against the brand.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2021
• The 38-year-old would also face less dilution of his personal stake.
  — Yoolim Lee, Bloomberg.com, 15 Oct. 2020
• Mix the sugar water at the dilution rate of one part sugar to four parts water by volume.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 9 July 2020
• Enphase is a growth machine, but investors may need to watch for share dilution.
  — Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
• The goal is to protect investors who remain in the fund from dilution by investors who redeem their shares, Mr. Gensler said.
  — Paul Kiernan, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
• Also, convertible shares, as their name indicates, can be changed into shares of common stock so dilution could be a concern.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 June 2024

Last Updated: 9 Sep 2024