disband
verb (used with object)
to break up or dissolve (an organization).
were disbanding
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past progressiveof disband.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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The Memphis police department announced they were disbanding it Saturday afternoon.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023
“When they announced we were disbanding I thought, why in the world is the government who vowed to take care of us cutting us off at the knees?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2018
State television said Mikhail's deputy would run the governorate in the meantime, adding that the protesters had accepted this compromise solution and were disbanding.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2011
They were disbanding troops, blowing up fortresses, sinking their warships and offering indemnities which they both refused to take.
From Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy by Stephen Leacock
At this period the Home-guard organizations were disbanding, or being incorporated into the Federal army.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke
