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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of demob.

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Examples

  • I returned to Oxford - "demobbed" - in January 1919.

    Surprised by Joy Lewis, C. S. 1955

  • Years ago when I was demobbed, I was temporally unemployed, so down to the dole house I went, stood in line for five minutes then did a 180, and then found work down on the farm, mucking out, still cannot stand the sight or smell of cow dung denim/jeans, then I found a way to get a decent income and had fun ever since.

    The Inside Story of the Dog Who Changed My Life « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • He still took orders from a voice in his head eight years after being demobbed from the army.

    Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010

  • After being demobbed in 1946 he worked for a small publishing firm before taking up writing full time.

    Peter O'Donnell (1920-2010) Steve 2010

  • The turbaned man sprang to attention, another demobbed soldier of the empire ready to present arms.

    Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010

  • The turbaned man sprang to attention, another demobbed soldier of the empire ready to present arms.

    Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010

  • They were former soldiers from Mozambique's long civil war and, like the other 90,000 or so demobbed men, they were getting $15 a month from donors, along with some funding to start businesses.

    A revolution in global aid to the poor 2010

  • After being demobbed in 1946, he attended Camberwell School of Art, studying under John Minton, Edward Ardizzone and others.

    Smilby (Francis Wilford-Smith) (1927-2009) Steve 2010

  • It's not just the thought of gritty sand infiltrating every bodily crevice; it's the sight of all the cardigans and sweaters, the knee-length socks and tightly knotted ties, not to mention the thick khaki flannels of the demobbed soldier.

    The big picture: Blackpool beach, 1948 2010

  • Campbell put the sea behind him when he was demobbed in 1920.

    Commander A. B. Campbell Steve 2010

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