How to Use disjoint in a Sentence

disjoint

verb
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  • The team is out of sync; the sentences grow disjointed.
    — John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • United was disjointed in the first half and trailed 1-0.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 June 2019
  • Not only has the team on the field appeared disjointed at times, so have the game plans.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Looking spry but disjointed, San Diego put no shots on goal in the first half.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Con: The space can look disjointed if the conversion is not done well.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The only part of the process that never felt disjointed was the music itself.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
  • His legacy is disjointed from any records of his life in Hartford.
    — Amanda Blanco, courant.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • That kept the Packers disjointed and kept Rodgers fidgeting in the pocket.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2017
  • The Aztecs led 27-25 in a sloppy, ugly, disjointed first half, and both teams probably felt good about it.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Play was disjointed at times, which is to be expected this early in the season.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Though the album often feels disjointed, Doja Cat tries to return to that space here.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2023
  • They are disjointed, their body parts at odds with one another.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Though most scenes are short and the chapters are disjointed, somehow the over-all effect is exacting.
    — Rumaan Alam, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2019
  • To be honest, the global kum-bay-a feels disjointed in First Man, just as a chest-thumping, flag-waving ending would have been.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Arizona: The Wildcats were disjointed at both ends for much of the night, yet found a way to win yet another game coming off a loss under Lloyd.
    — John Marshall, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • That seemed apparent in an offense that was disjointed against the Bulldogs.
    — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The action reporters have been allowed to view in the offseason has been predictably disjointed as the team sorts through things and players work to master the offense.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2017
  • The offense looked disjointed behind a rocky offensive line, which was missing a starter.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The Trump Administration’s approach to Iran has been disjointed in its own right.
    — John Walcott, Time, 20 June 2019
  • Two, course material tends to be disjointed from the needs of employers.
    — Lolade Fadulu, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2018
  • Evolutions are often lumpy and disjointed, but at each stage, new leaders emerge.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Campbell’s strategy was disjointed, swinging from a focus on fresh food to a focus on snack food.
    — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 21 May 2018
  • The Vols and Tigers combined for a single point — Carter's free throw for Missouri — over the first four-plus minutes, missing the first 10 field-goal attempts and turning the ball over seven times in a sloppy and disjointed start to the game.
    — Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The design was disjointed with different materials for the D-ring vs. the buckle.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • In fact, McRae's premiere is a solid effort with the potential to become a great play, if not for divergent plots that seem markedly disjointed at times.
    — F. Kathleen Foley, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • It was disjointed, and there were several decisions along the way that were bewildering at best.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
  • The game’s rhythm was also disjointed by arguments at the scorer’s table about timeouts, fouls and the possession arrow.
    — Aaron Carter, Philly.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • In the end, the campaign in favor of the measures was rushed and disjointed, confusion reigned over the language presented in the proposals and less than half of eligible voters turned out to the polls.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Bucs have been disjointed for the past two weeks, forced into a Week 1 open date because of Hurricane Irma and then scrambling to come back together for this week's preparation.
    — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Yet the scant six episodes this team delivers feel superficial, disjointed, and ultimately pointless.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 2 May 2024

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