unman

There’s fear, but not the kind of terror that might unman me, might tempt me to hop the fence and run for home.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2015

The same impulse to unman a social or cultural threat gambols across Groucho’s exchanges with Eliot.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2014

But the very process that allows it to make these corrections—its palindromes—can also unman it.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2012

Sample unthoughts about her unman: "The noise he made when he swallowed; his smelly feet!"

From Time Magazine Archive

"Does the thought of facing the Stark boy unman you, Tyrion? Your brother Jaime would be eager to come to grips with him."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

"Wind. Trees rustling. A wolf. Which sound is it that unmans you so, Gared?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

But this is boasting, and what is worse, it unmans me—let us return to my departure from Rochelle.

From A Romance of the West Indies by Eugène Sue

Tears choked his utterance; but stifling his emotion, he exclaimed, "Athenians! if ye would know what it is that thus unmans a soul capable of meeting death with calmness, behold, and judge for yourselves!"

From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Lydia Maria Francis Child

But if your wife unmans your resolution, imploring dishonor rather than penury, may God pity and help you!

From Twelve Causes of Dishonesty by Henry Ward Beecher

You see how this unmans me—can you not understand how great must be the danger from which I wish to save you?

From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Charles Garvice

After sending an unmanned ground vehicle into the tunnel, Khartiia soldiers saw that Russian troops had created sandbag barricades dotted with machine guns at points throughout the structure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

He had prioritised drones while overlooking key front-line kit such as unmanned ground vehicles, pick-up trucks and motorbikes.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The objects include unexploded ordnance, drones and other unmanned vehicles found washed ashore or floating at sea, it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

At a February congress meeting outlining the military’s new five-year objectives, Kim vowed to create new AI-enabled unmanned attack systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was an unmanned probe that would be in Earth orbit less than two days.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

His final unmanning, complete with broken nose, is served up at Carly’s office by the now-empowered female trio.

From Time ● Apr. 24, 2014

In his new movie, Langella finds excellent employment for that unmanning stare.

From Time ● Aug. 16, 2012

As if sculpted from the earth, Tabor's voice resonates with ancient calm, both consoling and unmanning its listener.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2011

A new neighbor, Tim Valentine, confesses to another sort of problem: an initial enthusiasm followed immediately by unmanning apathy.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this moment that unmanning thunder cloud, the aegis, Athena’s shield, took form aloft in the great hall.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer