disassemble

Example Sentences

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The modular building took 10 weeks to install - including laying its foundations - and will take just days to disassemble when it is no longer required.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Afraid conditions would only worsen, leaders announced in May 2024 their plans to disassemble the chapel, a national historic landmark and popular wedding venue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025

The project to disassemble and eventually rebuild the chapel is expected to take four years.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

When work is performed out of sequence, it may mean having to partially disassemble some earlier work in order to install a component.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Squatting quietly in the cool pagoda, they would help Dobbins disassemble and clean his machine gun, carefully brushing the parts with oil.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien