disengage

Example Sentences

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They pledged to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, while Rwanda would disengage its forces and lift "defensive measures... in defined areas in DR Congo's territory", the statement says.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

It also wants reparations for damages and is hoping to get U.S. forces to disengage from the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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

“The U.S. was trying to disengage from Europe at the end of the war,” said Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

She made no response whatever to the clasp of his arm; she did not even try to disengage herself.

From "1984" by George Orwell