Example Sentences

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He had disarmed a mass shooter, aided police investigators for hours and finally returned home, only to find himself wide awake when he crawled into bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2023

He was a lost Russian pilot, and they had disarmed him and were keeping him in a school classroom.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

In Liberia, Mozambique, Uganda and Rwanda they had disarmed tens of thousands of children and reunited them with their families.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2017

From 1797–98, it disarmed its people more effectively than it had disarmed Americans rebels 20 years earlier.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2015

By the time the rest of the cohort caught up with them, Percy and Frank had disarmed the enemies, grabbed the banners, and climbed onto Hannibal’s back with Hazel.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan