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disembark

[dis-em-bahrk] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɑrk /


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"It's just an absolute nightmare down there," healthcare worker Josie Donoghue said of Gatwick after leaving the airport, having had to disembark her flight to Ireland after three hours stuck on the runway.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

When visitors disembark the train, they head to an area inspired by Hogsmeade, a village that sits outside Hogwarts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Rosmarin and the others had been informed by the captain of a hantavirus case during a meeting in a lounge "less than 24 hours before we were supposed to disembark the ship", he said.

From BBC May 13, 2026

Thirty people, including the deceased passenger, disembark in St. Helena.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

As the train slows to a halt she stands, ready to disembark.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Once Chaplin’s character disembarks, though, a bit of pluck and a stranger’s generosity pull him out of a possible pit, and a new American life is born.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The train then pulls into a station, and the man disembarks and flees down the platform.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2025

In Kiran Rao’s charming small-town comedy, a man disembarks a train with someone else’s bride by accident, prompting great chaos.

From New York Times May 3, 2024

The one-hour Seattle-Bremerton Washington State Ferry disembarks passengers and autos in downtown Bremerton.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2024

Dennis Rodman travels to North Korea as an unofficial ambassador on a mission of peace but is taken into custody the moment he disembarks from the plane.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

The train was held in Albany, where the players disembarked and received Holy Communion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The rest were transported by sea to Gran Canaria, where they disembarked in the early hours of Thursday morning.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Some 400 years ago, a six-legged invader disembarked on the coast of Spanish Florida and began making its way across North America.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

The fire broke out on Sunday as passengers were eating breakfast, survivor Muhammad Abdul Karim told reporters in Surabaya after he disembarked from a rescue vessel.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

By the time Oppenheimer disembarked from the 20th Century in Buffalo to return west, Groves recognized that he was the best choice of all.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The fire broke out on Sunday morning as passengers were eating breakfast, survivor Muhammad Abdul Karim told reporters in Surabaya after disembarking from a rescue vessel.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Because the carriage had partially rolled in a remote location, passengers faced a jump down when disembarking and had to wait in a nearby field, she said.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Passengers in blue medical suits began disembarking the vessel on Sunday to reach the small industrial port of Granadilla on Tenerife, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

Passengers began disembarking the ship Sunday in the Canary Islands.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

He was imagining disembarking from the sleigh onto the seraph’s palm, and Sarai standing before him, as real as his own flesh and blood.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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