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- verb Present participle of
disrobe .
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Examples
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Thorn's disrobing is interrupted by the spontaneous combustion of Bone’s hat, for Fone Bone has been watching in stunned silence from behind a nearby hill (pp. 54-55).
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Once at night, when Gertrude withdrew to her chamber and before seeking her pillow, prepared to retire as a preliminary to disrobing -- in other words, before going to bed, she flung wide the casement (opened the window) and perceived (saw) the face of
Nonsense Novels Stephen Leacock 1906
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No doubt she will immediately begin calling attention to and "disrobing" Obama's about-face on those core left-wing issues ... in addition to aggressively courting the disgruntled Obama-primary-voters who voice their discontent of the presumptive Democratic nominee (daily and by the thousands) where it counts most: Bloggersville.
McKinney Poised to Challenge Obama For Left-Wing and Black Voters 2008
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After disrobing to his underwear, shoes and socks, Chen barged into the station master's office to demand an explanation for why he could not buy a ticket after being third in a long line.
'Naked' Chinese man a folk hero after being denied train ticket 2011
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So I just figured I'm going to do everything nude from now on, Kutcher tells her before disrobing.
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Tall was a quickie, typically without fully disrobing and most often occurring just after the top or bottom of the hour when a new episode had started on the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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In addition to those apparently court-mandated classes, Sam has found fellowship in a lively support group who enjoys a nice meal and a cocktail before completely disrobing and turning into animals!
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The disrobing was part of a five-minute public-art performance, "Ocularpation: Wall Street."
Wall Street Sees Nudity, Arrests Pervaiz Shallwani 2011
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Tall was a quickie, typically without fully disrobing and most often occurring just after the top or bottom of the hour when a new episode had started on the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Muslim tries a butt bomb to blow up a jetliner, all Americans are subject to disrobing and having a full body cavity search?
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