How to Use deploy in a Sentence

deploy

verb
  • The troops were deployed for battle.
  • The boat's sails were not fully deployed.
  • Equipment and supplies have been deployed across the country.
  • Two scientists were deployed to study the problem.
  • The parachute failed to deploy properly.
  • Both campaigns are deploying volunteers to the cities to encourage people to vote.
  • They plan to deploy more American soldiers over the next six months.
  • He deploys several arguments to prove his point.
  • Wait several seconds before deploying the parachute.
  • The steering wheel jerked to the right, then to the left, and the airbags deployed seconds before the car jumped the curb and slammed into the business.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • When pressed, the Corvette E-Ray’s power is prodigious, and the car has plenty of grip to deploy it.
    Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Use native site building tools, or deploy JavaScript, Python, and more to build your own.
    Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
  • If the Las Vegas test is a success, it may be deployed to more airports in the future.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2023
  • When the suspect still refused to exit, the K-9, a Dutch shepherd named Rex, was deployed.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • That's exactly what happens to a race car when a drag chute—a small parachute that comes out of the back—is deployed.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
  • Mayor Meghan George said this was the first time the fire department had to deploy swift-water rescue to I-90.
    John Benson, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • If the collision is severe enough, air bags might deploy, too.
    WIRED, 19 Nov. 2023
  • If snowfall totals go above two inches, plows are deployed throughout the city to clear the roadways.
    The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Police deployed in force to the area three months ago to crack down on dealers, who can be and are being arrested.
    Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • So far, Venezuela has not deployed any additional forces to the border.
    Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The crew got special permission to deploy Indian dhol drums and dance on the red carpet.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The rebel group has deployed drones and missiles against bulk cargo ships and a Norwegian oil and chemical tanker.
    Leo Sands, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Now, that son deploys a similar axe to dispose of the corpse of his criminal father.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
  • With so many aircraft deployed, any troops or equipment moving on the ground will become easy targets.
    Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Later, in the 1800s, troops were deployed to forcibly remove Native Americans from their land to make room for white settlers.
    Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Russian military secured the capital, soldiers deployed on the streets, and heavy equipment ripped up roads leading to the city.
    CBS News, 25 June 2023
  • The deal provided for around 2,000 Russian peacekeepers to deploy to Nagorno-Karabakh to guard the Lachin corridor.
    Tim Lister, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The state deployed five swift-water rescue teams and a high-axle vehicle to help with rescues in flooded areas.
    Bobby Caina Calvan and Hallie Golden, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Police said dive teams, a helicopter, marine boats and drones were initially deployed in the search.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The 51-year-old veteran has been deployed on six combat tours and credits ibogaine with saving his life.
    Ella Weaver, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024

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