dissociate

Example Sentences

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"Some may look at this incident as being somewhat playful, but it's hard to dissociate what could very easily be construed as animosity toward the police," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Maybe you're angry for some *waves hands* reason, and need to blow off steam with some shoot-'em-up action or dissociate from your everyday reality.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

She has no trouble watching the finished product though — she can even dissociate and just watch it as a film.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

However, it has been hard to dissociate the degree and timing of cortical recruitment for motor control versus sensory processing generated by speech production.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

Being kicked out of black tennis had left me with few friends; it seemed people went out of their way to dissociate themselves from me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane