unarmed

adjective

Definition of unarmednext
as in passive

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Recent Examples of unarmed Meanwhile, Tyreese is outsmarted by the Terminus Tiger Fan, who grabs baby Judith and threatens to snap her neck unless Tyreese walks unarmed into a herd of walkers outside. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 In a June 5 statement shared by FOX 26, Adams said the Texas Rangers had told him Mendoza was unarmed and alleged that surveillance footage showed Tippit fired within seven seconds of exiting his patrol vehicle. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 The commission was created in the wake of the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black man, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, which spawned national discussions over community-police and acted as a milestone in the Black Lives Matter movement. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 The case revolved around the interpretation of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996, also known as the Helms-Burton Act, which was passed by Congress after Cuba shot down two unarmed planes flown by humanitarian organization Brothers to the Rescue. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unarmed
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  1. passive
  2. disarmed
  3. overcome
  4. feeble
Adjective
  • And for many women, tapping into that passive income could be a real lifeline in a cost-of-living crisis.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of passive
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  • 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
Definition of disarmed
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  • 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
Definition of overcome
Adjective
  • The gags are both belabored and feeble.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Jolted by a feeble office market, a growing number of developers are considering ways to convert their office properties to other uses, such as housing projects.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Definition of feeble

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