How to Use disband in a Sentence
disband
verb- They've decided to disband the club.
- The members of the organization have decided to disband.
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The Clowns were the last of the Negro League teams to disband (in 1962).
— Steven F. Shundich, The Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2022 -
The White Stripes disbanded in 2011 and Meg has largely kept out of the spotlight since.
— Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023 -
In turn, Yelena will take out Val and disband the team.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Oct. 2022 -
The group disbanded a year after Malik left the band in 2015.
— Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 -
The unit was disbanded, and the warehouse was closed in late September.
— Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023 -
The group that wrote the standards disbanded and did not stick around to answer questions (of which there were many).
— Peter Greene, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 -
The Smiths disbanded in 1987, just before the release of their fourth album.
— Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Moby Grape toured the U.S. and Europe, but disbanded as of 1970.
— Bruce Haring, Deadline, 21 July 2024 -
The pair will disband as co-CEOs of the company, though Yari will remain an investor.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024 -
Devo hasn’t disbanded, but the new wave rockers out of Akron, Ohio, no longer tour.
— Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 -
Coney Maul: The circus disbanded years ago, but those who shocked the audience can't seem to leave.
— Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Volunteering at my daughter’s school was a thing of the past and the mom groups had long disbanded.
— Tara Ellison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 -
That shadowy outfit disbanded last year in the wake of scandal.
— Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2024 -
It’s been more than 50 years since The Beatles disbanded, but Ringo shows no signs of slowing down.
— Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 July 2024 -
Some called for the entire Parliament to disband to make way for a younger leadership.
— Krishan Francis, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2022 -
The state Supreme Court decided in 2020 to disband it, citing costs and a lack of public interest.
— Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022 -
The statement said American disbanded the DEI council in 2023 and urged the airline to revive it.
— Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 20 June 2024 -
While that has spared Parker, the slow pace has angered some residents who feel the city needs to move more quickly to disband tent clusters.
— Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 June 2021 -
The school disbanded the program in early 2023 when the dean who created it left Virginia Tech and told the Supreme Court it would not be revived.
— Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024 -
Cedar Point plans to disband its police department and turn law-enforcement duties at the park over to the city of Sandusky.
— cleveland, 1 July 2022 -
The Dillinger Escape Plan have announced their first concert since disbanding in 2017.
— Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2023 -
The group released three albums and one EP before disbanding.
— Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023 -
But after the base disbanded all this furniture was left.
— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2024 -
The legendary ska group first disbanded following the tragic death of lead singer Bradley Nowell in 1996.
— Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024 -
Wolfgang played with Van Halen until the group disbanded after his father's death in 2020.
— EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Before it was disbanded, San Diego’s unit comprised about 12 to 15 full-time members.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024 -
The Verge Spotify is disbanding its founding podcast studio and laying off some of the team.
— Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2023 -
But less than a year later, an undercover graffiti unit erected to deal with the issue was disbanded.
— Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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