disengaged

Example Sentences

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When her family were able to see her, they immediately saw she had become withdrawn and disengaged.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The ordinary staff—duty officers in blue shirts, or medics in scrubs—could be kindhearted and seemed disengaged from the revolutionary ideals of their government, former prisoners say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But they are facing threats from all sides: A vengeful president; a distracted and disengaged audience used to endless scrolling and pop-pop-pops of entertainment; the creeping unreality of A.I.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

I was enough of a veteran now to try to keep myself largely disengaged from the daily ups and downs of the race.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama