Example Sentences

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The hospital groups involved had discharged or transferred a number of patients, canceled some surgeries and drafted in temporary staff in response to the industrial action.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

But he had no time to process the gravity of their last interaction, rushing back to the urgent care room only to find Erin had discharged herself against medical advice.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Environmentalists waged a five-year legal battle against the New Hampshire plants, saying that the owner had discharged warm water from steam turbines into a nearby river without cooling it first to match the natural temperature.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

New York’s largest hospital system, Northwell Health, which by early May had discharged more than 10,000 coronavirus patients, will begin polling its employees next week to see whether they can be deployed in other states.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2020

Then he took off his hat, and in the October twilight, I recognized the young German watchmaker whom Father had discharged four years ago.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom