DISMEMBER in a Sentence

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The scene the horror film where the cannibal dismembered the missionary left me with my hair standing on end.

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 Meanings and Examples of DISMEMBER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dismember
 v.  cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
Classic Sentence:
1  I now prophesy that I will dismember my dismemberer.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 37. Sunset.
2  If he really sought to reconcile himself like a dutiful branch, he must be forgiven for having dismembered himself from the paternal tree.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
Example Sentence:
1  Who did dismember the Austrian Empire? Several new countries were established.
2  The scene the horror film where the cannibal dismembered the missionary left me with my hair standing on end.
3  The British railway network has gradually been dismembered.