disassociate

Example Sentences

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The victim told the BBC: "It makes me feel sick - I've tried to disassociate myself from it but whoever has done that has won, they have that of me now."

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

The court heard that in her police interviews Sharkey said she had tried to "disassociate" from and ignore her pregnancy until she went into labour.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Those dreams had been deferred during a decade of NCAA-imposed exile, when USC was forced to disassociate entirely from Bush.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

Honestly, I was just trying to be in the moment and not disassociate, which I’ve done in the past in scenes like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

She learned very early on to disassociate herself, to lock out the emotions.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel