militarize

Example Sentences

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The sleepy town is under a militarized quarantine.

From Los Angeles Times

The angled metal barricades are a staple in the militarized refugee camps of the northern West Bank, meant to deter Israeli military vehicles during the frequent army raids.

From Seattle Times

Yet what Trump's rhetoric of violence and victimization obscures is the way increasingly militarized U.S. policies have encouraged Americans to seek out terror in one another.

From Salon

He told journalists on Thursday he believed, without producing evidence, that Villavicencio had been killed because he wanted to militarize the country's ports, key exit points for drugs being smuggled abroad.

From Reuters

“I believe we can achieve the presence and security residents are crying out for without bringing in militarized force.”

From Washington Times