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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In Pinellas County, a grand jury in 1987 issued a presentment finding corruption in the Tarpon Springs police department and recommended it be disbanded.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The National Security Council had disbanded its unit devoted to biological threats, and the intelligence community took more than a month to get Covid on the President’s daily intelligence briefing.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The hearing occurred the same day that CBS News imposed another sweeping round of layoffs and disbanded its CBS News radio network.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The commission has been disbanded, and the lottery is now overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The National Security Council had disbanded its unit devoted to biological threats, and the intelligence community took more than a month to get Covid on the President’s daily intelligence briefing.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The hearing occurred the same day that CBS News imposed another sweeping round of layoffs and disbanded its CBS News radio network.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The commission has been disbanded, and the lottery is now overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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 1 Apr. 2026.
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