disengage
Example Sentences
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"Social media companies' increasingly powerful algorithms have caused concern across the population, with young people and parents telling us that they experience struggles to disengage from the online world," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Motin, the defence argued, had tried to alter the path of the Solong so that it would avoid the Stena Immaculate, but the automatic controls were faulty and wouldn't disengage.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Despite a 2021 agreement to disengage troops at the lake, both sides maintain a military presence there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
It is probably time to disengage from the workplace when you:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Then, when Maurice failed to disengage himself immediately, I feared that out of politeness he would ask Rosy to join us for tea.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing disengage
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A Doll's House
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