deescalate
Example Sentences
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“The U.S. ships safely deescalated the situation through the employment of audible warnings and non-lethal lasers. U.S. Navy ships continued their transit without further incident.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2022
One of the staff, Joe Miesner, tapped into that training when he deescalated a situation with an distressed patron.
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2022
“In situations that don’t require an arrest, that can be deescalated, that is what police should be doing.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2022
In other situations, the ambassadors have deescalated people in mental health crises.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022
Police then surrounded the home but when they called the residence and Giersdorf’s father answered, they deescalated the situation.
From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2019
