disengage
Example Sentences
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The officer can then disengage from the pursuit while still tracking the suspect.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
As Calocane began to disengage from the NHS trust, the inquiry heard he missed a number of calls and appointments between June and August 2022.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 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
Despite a 2021 agreement to disengage troops at the lake, both sides maintain a military presence there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
The hunters disengage the sacks and fling them expertly to the waiting sailors.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Vocabulary lists containing disengage
"The Lottery," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Of Mice and Men"
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A Doll's House
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