disarm
Example Sentences
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The militant group was driven out of Syria during the campaign that toppled Assad, but it still holds sway in this pocket of northeast Lebanon, whose government has since vowed to disarm them.
From Barron's
The film sensitively and disarmingly refuses to other the subculture at its core — a clever way of making the particular feel universal.
From Los Angeles Times
Her voice was soft, which was more disarming than her bark.
From Literature
There’s something about laughter that’s just naturally disarming and puts us at ease.
From Los Angeles Times
Essayli later clarified that his comment only “addressed agitators approaching law enforcement with a gun and refusing to disarm.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
