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disrobed

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verb

past tense of disrobe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disrobed
Verb
This was where life had disrobed. Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 The retooling emperor has been disrobed and rightly ridiculed by those far enough removed from the halls of power to speak plainly, the truth now apparent for all to see. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 In the basement, officers found Bridgeman in a grisly state, wearing the clothes from the party but partially disrobed, with a piece of concrete in her mouth. Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 Even Harbour’s physicality — the actor has put on weight and spends much of the show in ill-fitting attire or partially disrobed — is meant to elicit more than one response. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrobed
Adjective
  • The North America Nebula is too faint to see with the naked eye.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Eadweard Muybridge, among the first to put pictures in motion, knew by instinct that many of those pictures should contain naked people.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
  • The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • Continue reading … POLITICS ‘PERVERSION’ — Online fury after viral Seattle Pride videos show nude adults marching next to children.
    , FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Last year, a judge threw out the accusations of body shaming following a motion from Lizzo’s team that argued that events like the nude show outings were protected free speech as part of the creative process.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Errors of execution and discipline forced by the relentlessness of a French team stripped of many of its leading players meant New Zealand was unable to secure its win until the final minutes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Sustainable investing is already on the back foot, worn down by years of greenwashing scandals, funds quietly stripped of their green labels, and a political backlash that treats ESG as an insult.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Disrobed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrobed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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