Example Sentences

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And they will disengage if the driver is not attentive for a significant amount of time.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

With the current system, cars will disengage Autopilot if drivers do not consistently keep a hand on the wheel.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2023

With the current system, the car will disengage Autopilot if drivers do not consistently keep a hand on the wheel.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

It will disengage from the rocket 30 minutes after lift-off and enter Earth’s orbit.

From Nature • Feb. 19, 2019

Bed on this as deep as you please; the moisture of the earth will disengage the ammonia and phosphates, and send their fertilizing properties up to the roots.

From Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers by Robinson, Solon