disarm

Example Sentences

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But their chief of staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, has said his objective is to disarm Hezbollah, and that what was needed now above all was "persistence and patience".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Yet the plan still faces significant questions over whether Hama, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, will fully disarm, as it committed to do in the cease-fire that Trump first brokered late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“I didn’t feel or see Mr. Glenn trying to disarm me,” Kawahara testified.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Morgan said it was "obviously a lie", adding: "It's a lie which gives him the ability to disarm, to disarm by distraction, Mr Teeton."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

"Perchance later you'll tell me how a nine-year-old girl the size of a wet rat managed to disarm you with a broom handle and throw your sword in the river."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin