disassociate

Example Sentences

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And fair enough if someone wanted to look at the work, but I could not disassociate him naming from his work.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

He thinks the problem is worse in cities, where "you disassociate yourself" and might not worry as much about disturbing fellow passengers.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

And once you — and I’m personalizing this now, because the film requires this of its audience — once you have these things, what are you willing to disassociate from in order to keep them?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

His autism - combined with Prader-Willi Syndrome, which causes learning disabilities and behavioural challenges - meant he could often run away after becoming overwhelmed and would disassociate from the world around him.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

Finally Scrimgeour said, with no pretense at warmth, “I see. You prefer — like your hero, Dumbledore — to disassociate yourself from the Ministry?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling