disbanded; disbanding; disbands
: to break up the organization of : dissolve
: to break up as an organization : disperse
Examples of disband in a Sentence
They've decided to disband the club.
The members of the organization have decided to disband.
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The Youngbloods would release a pair of live albums, and two more studio albums, before disbanding in 1972.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
McMahon did acknowledge this week that Congress would have to be involved in disbanding the department.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Congress could take action to disband the Department of Education, but doing so would require the house and the senate to agree on eliminating the agency.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
While some universities complied and disbanded the pro-Palestinian group’s chapters, others filed lawsuits on constitutional grounds.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
McMahon did acknowledge this week that Congress would have to be involved in disbanding the department.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Congress could take action to disband the Department of Education, but doing so would require the house and the senate to agree on eliminating the agency.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
While some universities complied and disbanded the pro-Palestinian group’s chapters, others filed lawsuits on constitutional grounds.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disband
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disband. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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