disband
verb (used with object)
to break up or dissolve (an organization).
disbanded
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past participleof disband.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disband.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disbandverb (used with object)to break up or dissolve (an organization).
Example Sentences
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The Welsh rock star, who was the band's guitarist from 1984 until it disbanded in 2015, died aged 64 on 13 March.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In yet another sign that the company is tightening its focus on commercial AI applications, Google disbanded its AlphaFold research team in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Tegna disbanded, its shareholders were paid and top Tegna executives exited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Right down the street from us was the Gaslight Café, a folk club my father co-managed after the Highwaymen disbanded in 1964.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Even as the army was being disbanded, much to Adams’s credit and relief, the cost of raising it landed on the voting public.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
