unarmed

adjective

un·armed | \ˌən-ˈärmd

Definition of unarmed

1 : not armed or armored unarmed civilians also : not using or involving a weapon unarmed robbery

2 : having no hard and sharp projections (such as spines, spurs, or claws)

Examples of unarmed in a Sentence

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Israeli snipers have killed about 170 people, most of them unarmed. — Aron Heller, The Seattle Times, "Israeli Cabinet minister: Gaza leader’s days are numbered," 21 Nov. 2018 The sheriff said a group of about six unarmed, off-duty police officers happened to be in the bar when the shooting began. — Jon Kamp, WSJ, "In California Shooting, Sheriff’s Sergeant Made ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’ Trying to Stop Gunman," 8 Nov. 2018 More than 130, mostly unarmed, Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since protests began on March 30. — Aron Heller, BostonGlobe.com, "Israel exchanges intense fire with Hamas militants in Gaza," 14 July 2018 Trayvon, an unarmed black 17-year-old, was fatally shot in 2012 by Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford. — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Trayvon Martin: Parents promote 'Rest in Power' documentary," 13 July 2018 The shelter has limited security: Guards are unarmed, and employees said violent incidents were rare. — Aaron Leibowitz, miamiherald, "Harsh prison or cushy camp? Ex-staffers have different takes on life at Homestead shelter," 11 July 2018 Meanwhile, a white police officer in New York’s Westchester County, where Gladstone lives, shoots a deranged, unarmed black man who comes rushing at him. — Daniel Akst, WSJ, "‘The Hazards of Good Fortune’ Review: An Unforgiven Overreacher," 5 Oct. 2018 Riley and Schilling’s suit was filed days after Rosfeld was charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of Rose, who was unarmed and fleeing from a car when he was shot from behind. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "Officer who shot Antwon Rose is accused of past civil rights violations," 5 July 2018 Johnson is the prosecutor who cake-walked a couple of trigger-happy cops through the justice system after the thoroughly outrageous 2010 shooting of Caroline Small, the mother of two who was unarmed and trapped in her car after a slow-speed chase. — Bill Torpy, ajc, "Torpy at Large: When a murderous cop has law-and-order enablers," 5 July 2018

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