How to Use dislodge in a Sentence

dislodge

verb
Definition of dislodgenext
Synonyms for dislodgenext
  • He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.
  • The army has dislodged enemy forces from their stronghold.
  • The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.
  • High fives all around to the dredgers and tug boaters that worked to dislodge the beast.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Plus, there’s a scrubber on the front of the mop head to dislodge tough spots and gunk.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Rotate the clip around to dislodge the pit, then pull it out.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
  • Reed worked with the No. 1 defense in the first week of camp, and could be hard to dislodge.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Try not to twist the tick, as this can cause its mouth to dislodge and remain in the skin.
    — Serena Coady, SELF, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Pour in the beer and scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to dislodge any tasty brown bits.
    — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The stone stalled the wheel, so NASA scientists had to dislodge it.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 9 June 2022
  • This one was dislodged by a storm and brought in as a rescue.
    — Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Next, use a stiff brush to scrub the mattress to dislodge any bedbugs or eggs from the seams.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Be careful not to dislodge tiles and try not to slip and scratch the tile surface.
    — The Editors Of House Beautiful, House Beautiful, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The howling wind shook his house hard enough to dislodge a picture from the wall, which hit him in the head.
    — oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2023
  • One of the soldiers then reaches over to dislodge the person’s feet, and the body tumbles to the ground.
    — Kareem Khadder, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Read more These graphics show how the panel dislodged from the plane.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
  • As such even if one of the layers were to be dislodged, the other pane could withstand the stress.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Sometimes, when Huang was crossing the bridge, the local boys would grab the ropes and try to dislodge him.
    — Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Use a grill brush to dislodge the soot, then suck it up with the vacuum.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Grabow was still alive when Moulton swerved his car to try and dislodge him.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Run the faucet to dislodge anything loosened inside the faucet head, then rinse and dry.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2022
  • The win allowed West Ham to dislodge Chelsea and move back into fourth place.
    — Rob Harris, ajc, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Pradier dislodged the shoulder, breaking the baby’s arm in the process.
    — Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Over the weekend, Russian forces launched new airstrikes on the Azovstal plant to try to dislodge the holdouts.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Southwick police threw out a buoy, which may have dislodged the body from the log.
    — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • Cool on a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes in the pan, then dislodge to cool completely.
    — Charlotte Druckman, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Once the dustbin has been emptied, remove the filter(s) over the garbage bin and give them a hard tap on the side to dislodge debris.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Ten tug boats are being used to pull the Ever Given from the front and back to try to dislodge it, said the statement.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Mar. 2021
  • It is thought that a barge traveling through the bay could have caused the chunk to dislodge, the sheriff’s office said.
    — NBC News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Amid a steep cost in civilian lives in Gaza, neither the Israeli military’s ability to dislodge Hamas nor the movement’s postwar future is certain.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2024

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