disassociate

Example Sentences

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The victim told the BBC: "It makes me feel sick - I've tried to disassociate myself from it but whoever has done that has won, they have that of me now."

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Those dreams had been deferred during a decade of NCAA-imposed exile, when USC was forced to disassociate entirely from Bush.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

Honestly, I was just trying to be in the moment and not disassociate, which I’ve done in the past in scenes like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

“We want patients to disassociate or feel separate from their pain, depression or anxiety,” said Dr. David Mahjoubi, owner of Ketamine Healing Clinic in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

In 1901, in fact, in order to more fully disassociate itself from the infamous prison, the town changed its name to Ossining.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover