dislodge
verb (used with object)
to remove or force out of a particular place.
have dislodged
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present perfectof dislodge.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The cleaning efforts also appeared to have dislodged chunks of the lining, leaving new white patches visible on the bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Haitian security forces are currently conducting a large-scale offensive against criminal gangs and have dislodged one of their most notorious members, Jimmy Cherizier, also known as "Barbecue."
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Today, the roots of the pines have dislodged bricks in the garden’s path.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2020
If correct, then gravitational perturbations from Jupiter could have dislodged the orbits of close-in rocky planets, causing them to fall into the Sun.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Jim could have got it certainly, because he could have suspended himself over the stream from a bough, and could have dislodged the ball, and have floated it on to the bank.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope
