Example Sentences

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Many US shipyards are not operating at full capacity and have disabled dry docks, he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Others have disabled their on-board AIS tracking - the system all commercial shipping uses to allow their position and declared route to be monitored - making it harder for Houthi forces to locate them.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

But Mejia said he didn’t believe another Mercedes could have struck the boys because such an impact would have disabled the vehicle the same way Grossman’s SUV was internally shut down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

At first, they tried to attract participants by contacting runners in the medical profession who might have disabled patients.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

“It may have disabled the cameras as well,” Castor translates.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins