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disembark

[dis-em-bahrk] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɑrk /


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"It is sometimes hard to convince them to disembark and get screened," said Cecile Kisangu, a nurse.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Those onboard were initially delayed from being allowed to leave the ship, but were eventually permitted to disembark at about 11:30.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

Boats were prepared, that the passengers might disembark.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

She disembarks at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, 2015.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

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

Survivors disembarked a rescue boat at the French port of Calais in the mid-morning, some on stretchers and in wheelchairs, many wrapped in emergency blankets, an AFP correspondent said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

Erdogan even personally met Trump at the airport -- with the 72-year-old on several occasions holding the US leader under the arm after he disembarked his new Air Force One plane.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

As we disembarked on the south bank, I said, "Thank you."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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

Soon after disembarking at Hong Kong's train station, Chinese private investor Feng was opening a stock trading account at a nearby brokerage, hoping to evade tighter restrictions on capital leaving the country.

From Barron's ● Jul. 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

I wait for the disembarking passengers to disappear down the steps and then I sit on the only covered bench on the platform.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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