disengagement

Example Sentences

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He tells the Irish Times the move "fits into a Trump pattern" and was "part of a much larger picture of disengagement internationally".

From BBC

In addition, there were two violations for batter timeouts and two for pitcher disengagements.

From Seattle Times

"Protect yourself. When possible, disengage and exit the relationship. When disengagement is not possible, set limits and boundaries to whatever extent possible to avoid interactions with the person."

From Salon

"Saudi Arabia is moving from disengagement towards engagement to allow it to focus on pushing ahead on Vision 2030," said Saudi analyst Abdulaziz Sager.

From Reuters

One of the less-talked-about rule changes implemented this season limits pitchers to two disengagements from the pitching rubber — taking their foot off, basically — per plate appearance with a runner on first base.

From Washington Post