disengage
Example Sentences
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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
“If professionals feel offended and disengage, they will provide a less effective service, which in turn may lead clients to rely even more on AI, which further weakens the relationship,” says Palmeira.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Motin, the defence argued, had tried to alter the path of the Solong so that it would avoid the Stena Immaculate, but the automatic controls were faulty and wouldn't disengage.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
It is probably time to disengage from the workplace when you:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Then, when Maurice failed to disengage himself immediately, I feared that out of politeness he would ask Rosy to join us for tea.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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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