disengage
Example Sentences
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"If the strategy is not just to disengage from China, but it's to disengage more globally -- which I don't think it is, by the way -- I don't think it's sustainable," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
He sketches out what looks like a spider's web where each strand represents a point at which a teenager could drop out of education, lose a job or disengage entirely.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The officer can then disengage from the pursuit while still tracking the suspect.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
To disengage, drivers have to press a button to the lower left of the steering wheel—an act of conscious hyperconsumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Slowly I disengage myself from the wire, step out of its reach, and continue uphill.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing disengage
"The Lottery," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Of Mice and Men"
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A Doll's House
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