disbanded; disbanding; disbands
: to break up the organization of : dissolve
: to break up as an organization : disperse
plural -s
: the act of disbanding or the state of being disbanded
the symphony orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment
Examples of disband in a Sentence
Verb
They've decided to disband the club.
The members of the organization have decided to disband.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
This group, along with a number of others dedicated to examining and addressing inequities in the military, has been disbanded.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
By 2021, the Afghanistan Football Federation had disbanded the women’s team, and many of the country’s best female soccer players, including Popal, had fled the country.
—Time, 9 June 2026
In 2012, the commission was incorporated into the Tourism Authority and disbanded during severe budget cuts.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
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The city and a group of taxpayers for years squabbled in court over whether the government had the right to enter into a contract with the Friends, which ultimately disbanded before the zoo opened in Griffith Park in 1966.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
This group, along with a number of others dedicated to examining and addressing inequities in the military, has been disbanded.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
By 2021, the Afghanistan Football Federation had disbanded the women’s team, and many of the country’s best female soccer players, including Popal, had fled the country.
—Time, 9 June 2026
In 2012, the commission was incorporated into the Tourism Authority and disbanded during severe budget cuts.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disband. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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