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 boy band was a sensation and spawned several hits before disbanding in 2015 to focus on solo projects.
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Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
The group released its debut album, Up All Night, in 2011 and four more before disbanding in 2016.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
By 2005, when Richard joined Making the Band 3, Combs had already formed (and disbanded) a coed group that featured in an earlier iteration of the show.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
The five former officers charged in the case were all members of the Memphis Police Department SCORPION unit -- a crime suppression unit that was disbanded after Nichols' death.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
The group released its debut album, Up All Night, in 2011 and four more before disbanding in 2016.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
By 2005, when Richard joined Making the Band 3, Combs had already formed (and disbanded) a coed group that featured in an earlier iteration of the show.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
The five former officers charged in the case were all members of the Memphis Police Department SCORPION unit -- a crime suppression unit that was disbanded after Nichols' death.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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 5 Nov. 2024.
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