disabuse

Example Sentences

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We have to disabuse ourselves of that idea.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

He added: “We’re taking a look at it. But I would disabuse you at this early hour of any connection to Ukraine.”

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

“Wealthy Russian elites should disabuse themselves of the notion that they can operate business as usual while the Kremlin wages war against the Ukrainian people,” said Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

However, lest you think that the lords of baseball are having any second thoughts about the expanded playoffs, commissioner Rob Manfred is here to disabuse you of that notion.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Blanca tried to disabuse him of his error, explaining that neither she nor her work contained a drop of Indian blood, but the language barrier prevented him from understanding her point of view.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende