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verb

past tense of disarm

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disarmed
Adjective
Ten years and one day later, his administration’s agents shot a disarmed man on the street in full view of the public. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
Though Hamas accepted the plan to decommission its weapons, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in recent days that Israel would not withdraw until Hamas has completely disarmed. Matthew Lee, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Two coworkers had already taken it away from him, but deputies did not know he had been disarmed. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the proposal, saying Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Israel rejected a Gaza plan Hamas had accepted, refusing to withdraw military until Hamas is fully disarmed. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 In a statement Thursday, an Israeli official said that there will be no Israeli withdrawal before the militant group is disarmed and the strip demilitarized. Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Dee, who died ignominiously in three out of the guys’ four fantasies, disarmed the robber, then shot the guys herself before parlaying her stint in witness protection into a lucrative career as an actress. Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 Furthermore, the Iranians are far from disabled, disarmed and incapacitated. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 The rapid-response unit within the Hellenic Police and the Athens Police Directorate immobilized and disarmed the suspect, detaining the individual on the scene, police said. Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarmed
Adjective
  • Vazquez told police he was being attacked, but witnesses said Hill was unarmed and wasn’t a threat.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Mullin briefly ordered the agency to end traffic stops and vehicle chases after an ICE agent shot and killed an unarmed Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In a statement Thursday, an Israeli official said that there will be no Israeli withdrawal before the militant group is disarmed and the strip demilitarized.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Even during the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union worked together on a wide range of issues, including a joint effort to spearhead the Antarctic Treaty, which has kept Antarctica demilitarized and facilitated scientific advancements at the Earth’s other pole.
    David Balton, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, manager Carlo Ancelotti appeased the people of Miami with a Neymar cameo.
    David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Both agencies appeased a murderer.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Sheffield is sticking to her campaign promise of helping Detroit's most vulnerable overcome homelessness.
    Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Firefighters and equipment are starting to be demobilized as the Incident Management Team transfers command back to local authorities.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • By using both ongoing passive monitoring and active tracking, the company aims to improve its ability to detect and track underwater threats in challenging maritime environments.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Thus, agency as a concept gained a greater liveliness, from passive effect to active incitement.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Disarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarmed. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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