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Example sentences for "disengaged"

Lexicographically close words:
disencumbered; disendowment; disenfranchised; disenfranchisement; disengage; disengagement; disengages; disengaging; disent; disentangle
  1. At the voice of his master, the Newfoundland dog disengaged himself quickly from the arms of the young girl, and bounded to his side.

  2. They disengaged themselves from their stirrups, and instantly stood face to face.

  3. The dotted lines in figure 13 show the engaged and disengaged positions of one of these keys, and figure 14 shows the spindle with the various leads, C.

  4. Carbonic acid may likewise be disengaged from its combinations by heat alone, which restores it to its gaseous state.

  5. Coals, for instance, burn with flame until all the hydrogen which they contain is evaporated; but when they afterwards become red hot, much more caloric is disengaged than when they produce flame.

  6. Heat is disengaged during the formation of compound salts, and a faint light is also emitted, which may sometimes be perceived in the dark.

  7. The hydrogen combines with the oxygen, and their opposite electricities are disengaged in the form of caloric.

  8. True: but observe that the sensible heat which is disengaged in this operation, is not owing to the decomposition of the water, but to an extrication of heat produced by the mixture of water and sulphuric acid.

  9. Yes, I do; but is not this directly contrary to our theory of latent heat, according to which heat is disengaged when fluids become solid, and cold produced when solids are melted?

  10. But the greater part of the oxygen, proceeding from the decomposition of the water, is converted into a gaseous state by the caloric disengaged from the hydrogen during its condensation in the formation of the vegetable materials.

  11. The heat disengaged by this combustion, without the help of any lamp, is probably the most intense known; and various effects are said to have been obtained from it which exceed all expectation.

  12. Is it not because we then breathe quicker, and therefore more heat is disengaged in the system?

  13. The receiver was full of atmospherical air; the taper, in burning within it, must have combined with the oxygen contained in that air, and the caloric that was disengaged produced the light of the taper.

  14. She with an effort disengaged herself, stood amazed, and said, "I never will speak to you again.

  15. It's dirty of you," said Mary, and disengaged herself she rushed downstairs.

  16. She did not answer, but disengaged herself from my arms.

  17. Her mistress only disengaged her dress from the beseeching hands, said to Rigaud, 'Wait here till I come back!

  18. Disengaged from the turmoil, which was already calming down as the crowd of mules began to be bestowed in the stable, they hurried shivering up the steps and into the building.

  19. I don't know,' said Mistress Affery, with her disengaged left hand extended towards the visitor.

  20. She disengaged herself now, and came to Clennam, and put her hand in his and wished him good morning, and gracefully made as if she would take his arm and be escorted into the house.

  21. I believe I ought to look at you in various lights, tell you you are a capital subject, and consider when I shall be sufficiently disengaged to devote myself with the necessary enthusiasm to the fine picture I mean to make of you.

  22. He reined in his horse with the case of a skillful rider and, slightly bending over, disengaged his saber which had caught in his cloak.

  23. Some hussars who galloped up disengaged his foot and helped him into the saddle.

  24. I strove to draw her to me, but without any violence of movement, and with the most perfect dignity, she disengaged herself from my embrace.

  25. Gently but firmly she disengaged herself from my embrace.

  26. Footnote 6: The metaphysics of the soul are disengaged by Cicero (Tusculan.

  27. She disengaged herself from me, picked up a fur necklet from her chair, and went to the door.

  28. We walked on, looking out for a disengaged hansom.

  29. The gas, being disengaged by the application of heat or otherwise, accumulated in the tube, and by its own pressure brought about liquefaction.

  30. When these are disengaged with violence and rapidity, a greater quantity of the newly formed acid suffers decomposition, and flies off in a gaseous form.

  31. The chlorine thus disengaged in contact with the cloth, causes the destruction of the colouring matter.

  32. Gently she disengaged her hand, shaking her head with a little smile.

  33. The "useful fellow" reached the street and, after walking a few hundred yards, found a disengaged taxi and gave an address.

  34. Apparently dissatisfied with this view, she slipped her disengaged hand under the cheek which was downward, and drew his face around into full sight.

  35. But, as he rose, Morton disengaged his feet, slid over the crupper to the ground, and let go the rein.

  36. The facility, also, with which the praams were attached and disengaged from their moorings, was another very great conveniency to the work.

  37. She rises hurriedly from her seat, and lays her disengaged hand on his lips.

  38. Without promising obedience, but on the plea of desiring to be very quiet, Florence disengaged herself, as soon as she could, from the ministration of Mrs Pipchin and her attendants.

  39. Mr Perch admitted it; but gave him to understand, as in official duty bound, that all his Governors were engaged, and never expected to be disengaged any more.

  40. Florence lifts her eyes, so bright with tears, to his kind face; and clasps her disengaged hand on that other modest little hand which clasps his arm.

  41. Then she disengaged herself and stood up.

  42. Everyone had been disengaged and everyone had accepted--then he wished he had asked other people instead.

  43. Then she gently disengaged her hand, and looked at the bracken at her feet.

  44. Mr. Ash motioned towards Mr. Ely with his now disengaged hand.

  45. He disengaged himself from the old woman’s grasp, and, dragging Oliver after him, hurried away.

  46. His worship will be disengaged in half a minute.

  47. The girl indolently disengaged herself from the counter and Elijah Curtis's transfer, and brought the candle to her father.

  48. But the first evening I am disengaged you must surely come.

  49. Before he was disengaged they were lifted from their casing and were standing side by side on the floor, opposite the entrance, the warm rich morning light falling upon them with fine effect.

  50. After a moment she disengaged herself and stood aside.

  51. Lady Lavinia disengaged herself with a contented little sigh, and stood up.

  52. Diana disengaged herself; in her eyes was a threatening gleam.


  53. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "disengaged" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    alienated; available; clear; detached; disarticulated; disconnected; disengaged; disjointed; disjunct; dislocated; dispersed; disunited; divided; divorced; easygoing; emancipated; estranged; fallow; free; freeborn; freed; fugitive; idle; inactive; isolated; jobless; leisure; leisured; liberated; loose; off; otiose; released; removed; runaway; scattered; segregated; separate; separated; sequestered; unattached; uncommitted; unemployed; unoccupied