disengage
Example Sentences
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The tactics are a significant shift for the Pentagon, which has mostly avoided targeting Iraqi militias in recent years, seeking to disengage from a painful conflict once and for all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
"That's why some young people disengage even if they technically still have access…without peers present, both the social feedback and the mood payoff drop sharply."
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
Readers may be disoriented by the flow of a poem that was meant to be listened to, not read, but once engaged, they will find it difficult to disengage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The inquest - which began on Monday at Nottingham Coroner's Court - heard Alphonsine had begun to disengage with housing and social services in 2021, refusing access to her house.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
“Sure,” I said, and tried to disengage my arm.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing disengage
"The Lottery," Vocabulary from the short story
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A Doll's House
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