disengage
Example Sentences
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The tactics are a significant shift for the Pentagon, which has mostly avoided targeting Iraqi militias in recent years, seeking to disengage from a painful conflict once and for all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
It is probably time to disengage from the workplace when you:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
An inquiry into the incident found a series of human errors, including a failure to disengage the ship's autopilot, was the root cause of the crash.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
Sai Satyadeva, Torridon primary school's inclusion leader, said it was easy for children to become "lost or labelled" in secondary school and then disengage.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025
It was like trying to disengage an octopus.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
