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 task force was disbanded after just two months.
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That’s the good news and the bad news, since its elevated profile stems from the quartet’s recent decision to disband in December after a 26-year run.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Over the past year, the Justice Department has been in turmoil, with new leaders essentially gutting the public integrity and tax units and disbanding a task force designed to fight international corruption.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s the good news and the bad news, since its elevated profile stems from the quartet’s recent decision to disband in December after a 26-year run.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
By 1998, the group had disbanded.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disband. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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