disengage

Example Sentences

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"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

“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

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

Sai Satyadeva, Torridon primary school's inclusion leader, said it was easy for children to become "lost or labelled" in secondary school and then disengage.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

Sefia watched one of the tallest men in the crew disengage from the rest of the group and trot over to where Hatchet and Redbeard sat.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee