dissociate

Example Sentences

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"For example, if at first proteins A and B are separate, adding caffeine brings them together; conversely, if proteins A and B start out together, adding a drug like rapamycin can cause them to dissociate."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Today, after all the publicity generated by the US and UK sanctions, businesses are rushing to dissociate themselves from the Prince Group.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

I still do it when she’s napping though, I just sit on my phone and fully dissociate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

You have to have to dissociate yourself from the character, but you also have to dissociate yourself from your work.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2024

Being kicked out of black tennis had left me with few friends; it seemed people went out of their way to dissociate themselves from me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane