Example Sentences

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Nonlethal methods have mostly not worked: Attempts at using drones to frighten them away have fallen flat when the birds realized they were not under threat and proceeded as they were.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Nonlethal U.S. military support, such as medical kits and night-vision goggles, started arriving in small quantities this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 3, 2013