dismantle
verb (used with object)
to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc..
was dismantling
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past progressiveof dismantle.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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In a reversal, the Memphis police announced Saturday that it was dismantling the Scorpion unit that had employed the five officers in the case.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023
Her comments came just two days after China announced it was dismantling key parts of a strict "zero-COVID" policy, in a much-needed move to give momentum to a flagging economy.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022
When she ascended to the throne in 1953, her role as monarch was almost entirely symbolic and Britain was dismantling its empire, ceding to demands from the colonies for their independence.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 28, 2022
While much of corporate America scrambled to adjust COVID-19 policies this summer in response to a surge of cases, Amazon was dismantling its coronavirus testing sites.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
Iorek Byrnison was dismantling a gas-engined tractor that had crashed; the metal covering of the engine was twisted and buckled and one runner bent upward.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
