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How to use disjointed in a sentence

12 example sentences · adjective

Disjointed means not connected, coherent, or continuous. Example: “The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.”

Examples of disjointed by meaning

adjectiveNot connected, coherent, or continuous.

  • The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
  • England can look forward to a quarter-final next weekend against a similarly struggling France, a reward they scarcely deserve on the evidence of this disjointed display.2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport

adjectiveHaving the paws and head (but not the tail) detached from the body.

  • a lion disjointed

adjectiveCut into pieces at the joints.

  • The fish was described as being 'Made From Flaky Tender Boneless Filets and the chicken as 'Delicious French Fried to a Golden Brown, Served Disjointed.'1954, Ian Fleming, “Allumeuse”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 107

More sentences with disjointed

  • Disjointed thoughts ran jumblingly through her head.From the entry jumblingly
  • But, even in the design of these new media strategies, many experiences consumers are having are vague, disjointed, or undefined.2013, Brian Solis, WTF?: What's the Future of Business? Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, Wiley, →ISBN, page 153. From the entry Pinterest
  • No act of theirs disjointed, no subservient bud doth flower For equal in the Godhead reigns the indivisive power.2003, Cyril Hart, Learning and Culture in Late Anglo-Saxon England and the Influence of Ramsey Abbey on the Major English Monastic Schools. From the entry indivisive
  • And over the course of a couple of days, albeit in a disjointed and non-linear manner, I had basically watched all of What Women Want.2023 October 3, Stuart Heritage, “Mean Girls in 23 parts: the rise of movies and shows watched on TikTok”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry who knew
  • My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room.2005, David Langford, The Sex Column and Other Misprints, page 66. From the entry commute
  • The river could still be followed a short distance further upwards; and in its bed there were disjointed fragments of talcose and chloritic rocks.1916, Fedor Jagor, Tomas de Comyn, Chas. Wilkes, Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes. From the entry chloritic
  • "It beggars belief that delegates are given smartcards for free travel around the city, yet ordinary Glaswegians will still be forced to use a disjointed ticketing system."2021 November 17, “Network News: Anger at delegates' preferential treatment for Glasgow smartcards”, in RAIL, number 944, page 13. From the entry beggar belief
  • Watt gets his turn on the mic too, delivering an amusingly disjointed rap (following Minutemen tradition, he calls it a spiel) on "Me & You, Remembering."1991, Ira A. Robbins, The Trouser Press Record Guide, Howell Book House, →ISBN. From the entry spiel

Meaning of disjointed

  1. adjective Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
  2. adjective Having the paws and head (but not the tail) detached from the body.
  3. adjective Cut into pieces at the joints.

Full definition of disjointed

Questions about disjointed in a sentence

How do you use disjointed in a sentence?
Disjointed is used as an adjective. For example: “The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.”
What is a short sentence with disjointed?
“a lion disjointed”
What does disjointed mean?
Disjointed means not connected, coherent, or continuous.

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