disarm
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
was disarming
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past progressiveof disarm.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"The only feeling I had was the need to complete what had to be done, which was disarming Mr Monzo and ultimately the preservation of life."
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
His sincere humility was disarming, considering Schmidt was a legitimate NFL star in his day, the centerpiece of a championship defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
When she was mulling over the Olympics in an interview more than four months before her arrival in Beijing, her candor about the experience was disarming.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2022
“She was just somebody who would encourage me and hang out with me. She was shy, and I was disarming because I was a kid. She took a liking to me.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2021
It was disarming how he’d disappeared from the corner of the cave only to reappear directly in front of me in the beat of a second.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
