Example Sentences

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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Thursday that investigators discovered blood on the porch of Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Ariz., home and determined that her doorbell camera had disconnected shortly after 1:45 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A senior executive at NSO said that the company had disconnected 10 clients after they broke the terms of their contracts.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

Irma had disconnected an electrical line that powered only the facility’s air conditioner.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023

The agency said it had disconnected the sixth unit of the plant from the power grid.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2022

Sometime in the last ten minutes, my head had disconnected itself from the stubborn muscle beating in my chest and, honestly, I wasn’t sure which was guiding me outside and away from him.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken