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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
During a 2021 mass shooting at a school in Oxford, Michigan, police responded within minutes of the emergency calls and disarmed a 15-year-old boy in a shooting that killed four students and injured seven others. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 And Netanyahu also pushed back on the deal, saying that Israel won’t withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The prime minister had initially rejected the latest 15-point disarmament and withdrawal blueprint outright, saying Israeli forces would stay put until Hamas was fully and finally disarmed. Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 Catherine is disarmed enough to allow Alice to come with her for some fresh air out in the recreation yard. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 Netanyahu says Israel will not retreat from any of its positions in Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed. ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarmed
Adjective
  • Mundubile, who was present during the raid, disputed that account and said the opposition officials were unarmed and shot at by security forces in an attack.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Pysher says his son was drunk but unarmed, carrying only his cellphone and a backpack containing overnight clothes and a few warm cans of beer.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 26 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
  • The system was used to explore how mobile robotics could extend the reach of passive drone detection into forward or hazardous areas while operators remained elsewhere in the battlespace.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • He is then absorbed into a government system under which people without work are assigned mandatory tasks to prevent them from becoming too passive.
    Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Disarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarmed. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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