How to Use deploy in a Sentence

deploy

verb
  • The troops were deployed for battle.
  • The boat's sails were not fully deployed.
  • Equipment and supplies have been deployed across the country.
  • Two scientists were deployed to study the problem.
  • The parachute failed to deploy properly.
  • Both campaigns are deploying volunteers to the cities to encourage people to vote.
  • They plan to deploy more American soldiers over the next six months.
  • He deploys several arguments to prove his point.
  • Wait several seconds before deploying the parachute.
  • The plane deployed divers and boats.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • At one point, a robot and a drone were deployed.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • And a pepper spray-type gel was deployed.
    Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Roofnest tent is quick to deploy and keeps you off the ground.
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2022
  • And, at one point, a robot and a drone were deployed.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The Ford has been deployed since last June.
    CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Winger Iman Beney was deployed at right-back.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • The plane deployed rescuers, divers and boats.
    ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • None of these troops will be deployed to Gaza itself.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Pinker took a chance and deployed his pepper spray.
    Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • These are hero units that can gather other troops and deploy them.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Clichés are deployed with abandon.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Who built it, and who might still have access to it after it is deployed?
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Dan Burn, the centre-half, is deployed at left-back.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The thrusters are retractable and take about four seconds to deploy.
    Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Deputies deployed a Taser, ending the chase.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • So, for the new study, researchers deployed some new tactics.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
  • They could also be deployed as stand-alone options.
    James Laporta, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In Paris, police deployed tear gas.
    ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • Once deployed, agents perform tasks, serve users, and log usage.
    Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Each can deploy up to 24 missiles.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025

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