Example Sentences

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And along the way, they amassed staggering fortunes that have disconnected them from reality.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

The U.S. and other major countries have disconnected leading Russian financial institutions from SWIFT, the acronym for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

It could also discourage unsafe modifications — some electric vehicle owners prefer silence in motion and have disconnected pedestrian warning speakers, including owners of Nissan Leafs and some Teslas.

From The Verge • Dec. 10, 2021

In an article in the Atlantic, and in a new book, Jean Twenge argues that smartphones and social media have disconnected teens from society.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2017

I must have disconnected the call by pushing so many buttons.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead