disengage
Example Sentences
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International pressure has been increasing on the backers of this conflict to disengage.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 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
"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
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
When the television is on, parents and children disengage from one another.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing disengage
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A Doll's House
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