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disembark

[dis-em-bahrk] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɑrk /


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He and his wife Sadie became stuck at Birmingham airport after being told to disembark their easyJet flight to Edinburgh on Monday morning.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

"It's just an absolute nightmare down there," healthcare worker Josie Donoghue said of Gatwick after leaving the airport, having had to disembark her flight to Ireland after three hours stuck on the runway.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Metrolink spokeswoman Sabrina Davis said the 1858 train experienced mechanical issues around 4:30 p.m. and came to a stop between the Anaheim Canyon and Corona stations, where it was not safe to disembark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Thirty people, including the deceased passenger, disembark in St. Helena.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

As the train slows to a halt she stands, ready to disembark.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Once Chaplin’s character disembarks, though, a bit of pluck and a stranger’s generosity pull him out of a possible pit, and a new American life is born.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

The train then pulls into a station, and the man disembarks and flees down the platform.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

In Kiran Rao’s charming small-town comedy, a man disembarks a train with someone else’s bride by accident, prompting great chaos.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2024

The one-hour Seattle-Bremerton Washington State Ferry disembarks passengers and autos in downtown Bremerton.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

Dennis Rodman travels to North Korea as an unofficial ambassador on a mission of peace but is taken into custody the moment he disembarks from the plane.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

The train was held in Albany, where the players disembarked and received Holy Communion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some 400 years ago, a six-legged invader disembarked on the coast of Spanish Florida and began making its way across North America.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

A fire broke out on board once the aircraft landed and passengers had disembarked, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The ITF's Turkey representative, Selahattin Polat, has demanded the crew be disembarked "as soon as possible", on safety grounds.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Bobby took the elevator to the thirtieth floor of the skyscraper at 110 West Fortieth Street, on the edge of the garment district, and when he disembarked, the elevator operator pointed to a doorway.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

He was then seen disembarking Air Force One in the UK, before boarding his newer, Qatari-gifted jet and returning to the US.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The fire broke out on Sunday morning as passengers were eating breakfast, survivor Muhammad Abdul Karim told reporters in Surabaya after disembarking from a rescue vessel.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The woman, a US citizen, journeyed halfway across the globe to reach remote Pitcairn Island after disembarking the cruise ship in Saint Helena, authorities said.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Passengers began disembarking the ship Sunday in the Canary Islands.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

People were disembarking; they could see their silhouettes passing the lights in the ship’s portholes.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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