Example Sentences

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Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., the fourth pick in the 2024 NFL draft, showcased his talent against a Rams secondary that had neutralized the Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown but had struggled with Jameson Williams.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Believing they had neutralized the threat of the Deviants, a number of them are living their own lives among humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021

Five years ago, in the midst of a racking feud between Kasavubu and leftist Premier Patrice Lumumba, he had "neutralized" them both by seizing power on behalf of a "college of commissioners."

From Time Magazine Archive

When it came to Nergal, the desert hybrid had neutralized the effects of the original flower I'd brought back from the Sea of Tiamat, as Ishtar had suspected would happen.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

We had neutralized the worst warders and befriended the more reasonable ones, though the authorities realized this and rotated warders every few months.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela