Examples of demobilize in a Sentence
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.
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Its influence extended around the world: In 2006, an advertising agency in Bogotá, Colombia, was asked by the government to research, prototype, and launch an ad campaign imploring a group of Marxist-Leninist guerrilla fighters to demobilize.
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Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Kinshasa, meanwhile, would have to facilitate the M23’s transition to a legitimate political party and help its combatants integrate into the Congolese army or demobilize.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
In 2002, concerted pressure from donors, as well as leadership from South Africa and the United Nations, led to a comprehensive peace deal that reunified the country, demobilized 130,000 soldiers, and ushered in a new, democratic constitution and elections.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Police eventually demobilized around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
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Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Kinshasa, meanwhile, would have to facilitate the M23’s transition to a legitimate political party and help its combatants integrate into the Congolese army or demobilize.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
In 2002, concerted pressure from donors, as well as leadership from South Africa and the United Nations, led to a comprehensive peace deal that reunified the country, demobilized 130,000 soldiers, and ushered in a new, democratic constitution and elections.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Police eventually demobilized around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
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“Demobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demobilize. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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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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