How to Use deactivate in a Sentence

deactivate

verb

• Maeve can deactivate all the bad guys by casting her witchy spells.
  — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 21 May 2018
• To deactivate the alarm, simply put the top pin back in.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
• His co-workers then rushed to deactivate the machine and pull him free.
  — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
• When the engine is turned off, the system deactivates with an eerie sound.
  — James Raia, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
• The killer’s profile was deactivated, and the hunt for him is on.
  — Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2017
• Lift your foot off the throttle and all the cylinders deactivate.
  — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
• Tap or click here to see how to deactivate your social media profiles for good.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
• If the medallion is lost, the disc can be deactivated and replaced with a new one on board.
  — Arlene Satchell, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 May 2017
• Click here for steps on how to deactivate or delete your Facebook account.
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 25 June 2017
• This gives it time to deactivate the garlic’s enzymes.
  — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
• But cancer cells have many strategies to hide from T cells, fend them off, or deactivate them.
  — Caroline Seydel, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
• The tweet has since been deleted and her account has been deactivated.
  — Lynzy Billing, ELLE, 24 Mar. 2023
• So many will be deactivated, while some will merge and in a few cases some will be rebranded.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
• Guests must be informed and given the option to deactivate them.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022
• The new address was released to the public, but nobody thought to deactivate the old one.
  — New York Times, 15 July 2019
• An election judge can order people to deactivate or turn off the devices on-site.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
• An election judge can order people to deactivate or turn off the devices on-site.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
• That’s why the Left feels the need to deactivate the feeling of unity that is born of tragic times.
  — Itxu Díaz, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
• Sanders was dealing with a back injury, which led to the Browns deactivating him for the game.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
• But the funding for the dashboard was cut and the dashboard was deactivated.
  — William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
• To deactivate the cling, swipe a dryer sheet on the problem surface areas.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
• To deactivate the cling, swipe a dryer sheet on the problem surface areas.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• And, with about an hour before kickoff against the Colts, the team deactivated him.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
• And millions of Facebook users have weighed whether to delete or deactivate their accounts.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2018
• The initial plan was to deactivate three fire engines for six days at a time in an effort to save $5 million.
  — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• On the last jump, players must grab a plug while midair in a leap of faith to successfully deactivate the satellite.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• The heat from the water also deactivates enzymes that break down pigments.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
• Even so, Levine said Ballad would not deactivate the five-letter search.
  — Brett Kelman, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
• Here’s how to deactivate a Hide My Email address.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
• For one, the magnification was always on, so the only way to deactivate them was to take them out.
  — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2015