dismantle
verb (used with object)
to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc..
had dismantled
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past perfectof dismantle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The news came just a day after revelations that police had dismantled a "large-scale" ticket fraud network that allegedly includes two museum employees and several tour guides.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Israeli media reported on Sunday that the group had dismantled one of the tents amid growing international pressure.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023
A gifted orator and showman who sang on cruise ships as a young man, Mr. Berlusconi was first elected prime minister in 1994, after the “Bribesville” scandals, which had dismantled Italy’s postwar power structure.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Gotabaya was scathing of the then-government, claiming it had dismantled a comprehensive intelligence network he had set up during the civil war.
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2022
By 9:30 in the morning, the two men had dismantled Walter's truck, completely removing the transmission.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
