disassemble
verb (used with object)
to take apart.
was disassembling
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past progressiveof disassemble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Wahdat doesn’t remember when the outpost he was disassembling was built, who occupied it or when it was abandoned.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
The tricky part was disassembling the games so that Slovak text could be replaced with English.
From The Verge ● Jan. 15, 2022
As Logan Dennison was disassembling Lyndon Johnson, the Hillary buyer and his friend, another ball-capped schlub, walked into the Hall.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2017
