unarmed

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Recent Examples of unarmed Outside what is today a parking garage, a group of Union soldiers — unarmed and asleep in tents — were trampled by horses and murdered by Quantrill’s raiders. Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025 Among the cases were the shooting death of Henry Glover near a shopping center, the fatal beating of Raymond Robair and the Danziger Bridge tragedy, during which officers opened fire on six unarmed residents just days after the storm. Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Yet even during unarmed demonstrations, journalists have faced deadly Israeli force. Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025 Booker, who was unarmed, was shot in the neck, stomach and back. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unarmed
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Adjective
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Adjective
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    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

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