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

At this period the Home-guard organizations were disbanding, or being incorporated into the Federal army.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson

In 1911, when all the suffrage clubs were disbanding, this one remained in existence and continued to hold social meetings for many years.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted