nonlethal
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The action was taken after a months-long campaign of using nonlethal deterrents, he said.
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If that weren’t scary enough, all were using “simunitions” — nonlethal training ammunition.
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She hopes bear experts will come up with a nonlethal solution.
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California wildlife officials plan to complete a status review of the wolf population and are exploring the possibility of allowing harsher methods to haze the animals, including firing nonlethal ammunition at them.
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There’s a “good-sized” elk herd ranging just north of the ranches, Griffin said, and he keeps hoping that the department’s nonlethal hazing tactics will persuade the wolves to turn their attention to their natural prey.
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