disjointed
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“The story I thought I was telling with my filmmaking, the stories of lives lived over decades, is now disjointed, confused — the reels are all out of order,” he says.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
But once the match began, the same bunch of Americans who had touted the group’s cohesiveness looked completely disjointed from the opening whistle until Romelu Lukaku scored the Red Devils’ fourth goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Part of the station’s disjointed feel is because each manages its own turf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The accord aims to prevent a repeat of the disjointed international response that surrounded the coronavirus crisis, by improving global coordination, surveillance and access to vaccines.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Harley’s words were becoming disjointed and he was accenting the words at the beginning and swallowing the ending sounds until it didn’t sound like English any more.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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