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move away from each other
The crowds dispersed
The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached -
move outward
The soldiers fanned out -
set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
the houses were strung out in a long row -
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
spread your arms
open the map -
strew or distribute over an area
He spread fertilizer over the lawn
scatter cards across the table -
turn outward
These birds can splay out their toes
ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees -
extend in one or more directions
The dough expands
How To Use spread out In A Sentence
- Then she spread out a beautiful hand-stitched quilt on the grassy green ground. Eliza’s Freedom Road
- Inevitably, though, with 14 fewer rooms to spread out in, the Pages had to part with several cherished possessions.
- Poignantly stated and played, the two guitarists spread out and cover the space.
- The newspapers were spread out over the big worktable under the windows, heedless of the smudging printers ' ink. DEATH IN FASHION
- There's more room to spread out in first class.
- During a quiet moment on the expedition, Emma gazes at the Surrey landscape spread out before her.
- The teacher told his pupils to spread out and not to bunch up in the center of the playground.
- Her head spun and her vision blurred from the effort but through the confusion she could see a faint light spread out from her hand and wash over her body.
- There are some events in history that impact the world so hard their ripples spread out through years and decades.
- S'sahr barked an order and there were groans, but the troopers spread out keeping eyes open for any traces or tracks.