Examples of demobilize in a Sentence
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.
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Ryan Murphy / Getty Images While DHS has publicly maintained that the crackdown in Charlotte is ongoing, separate internal documents say Border Patrol's operation there concluded, with agents demobilizing from the area last week.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
On Tuesday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek directed U.S. Northern Command to demobilize Oregon’s 200 National Guard troops and return another 200 California National Guard members to their state.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
The order will remain in place until October 18.
Kotek has now asked the U.S. Northern Command, in a letter on Tuesday, to demobilize the Oregon National Guard members who are staging in her state.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
In the eyes of his critics, Zelensky has allowed too many Ukrainians to remain physically and mentally demobilized, placing a greater burden on those already exhausted by years of fighting.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
On Tuesday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek directed U.S. Northern Command to demobilize Oregon’s 200 National Guard troops and return another 200 California National Guard members to their state.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
The order will remain in place until October 18.
Kotek has now asked the U.S. Northern Command, in a letter on Tuesday, to demobilize the Oregon National Guard members who are staging in her state.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
In the eyes of his critics, Zelensky has allowed too many Ukrainians to remain physically and mentally demobilized, placing a greater burden on those already exhausted by years of fighting.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Demobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demobilize. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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