Examples of demobilize in a Sentence
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.
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The bet was that engaging with several forces at the same time would avoid power vacuums that are quickly filled when one group demobilizes.
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Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
Firefighters and equipment are starting to be demobilized as the Incident Management Team transfers command back to local authorities.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Since then all Illinois National Guard troops have been demobilized and sent back to their original assignments.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
Firefighters and equipment are starting to be demobilized as the Incident Management Team transfers command back to local authorities.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Since then all Illinois National Guard troops have been demobilized and sent back to their original assignments.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Demobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demobilize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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demobilize
verb
de·mo·bi·lize
di-ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz 
(ˈ)dē-
1
: to dismiss from military service
demobilize an army
2
: to change from a state of war to a state of peace
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