Examples of disestablish in a Sentence

efforts to disestablish the Church of England

Recent Examples on the Web Massachusetts was the last to disestablish in 1833. — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 16 Feb. 2022 During that period of land theft, though, Congress never took the time to disestablish the Creek reservation. — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 9 July 2020 When the first case was heard, the justices reached back to 1907 to determine whether Congress, using imprecise language, failed to disestablish the 1866 boundaries of the Indian reservation. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019 The twin constitutional pillars of religious liberty in the United States — the free-exercise clause and the establishment clause — don’t just protect liberty by disestablishing religion (by preventing the formation of a state church). — David French, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019 The village board voted 5 to 2 in favor of disestablishing the dog park that has divided this Maryland suburb for months. — Jessica Contrera, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2019 It was launched in 1985 and disestablished in 2002 as the Pentagon reorganized in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. — Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019 The Second Fleet was disestablished in 2011 for cost-savings and a changing strategic environment. — Ryan Browne, CNN, 4 May 2018 Did Congress explicitly disestablish the Creek reservation at any point? — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2018 See More

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