disjointed

Example Sentences

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Harvey Barnes: The game became disjointed with so many changes and Barnes did not get a chance to show why he has been recalled to the national team.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Lakers looked disjointed early as LeBron James, Doncic and Reaves combined on seven-for-28 shooting in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

But our disjointed, patchwork healthcare-payment system is impossible to understand and out of control.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

He writes, for example, that the guitarist James Blood Ulmer plays “shrill, disjointed fragments, nervous bits and rickety pieces tied together by a staggered but wryly swinging thematic sensibility.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The letter itself was disjointed, incoherent, and—to my astonished eyes—unquestionably genuine.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt