disarmed
Example Sentences
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The justice minister praised the "brave people who disarmed the attacker", referring to a group of people who can be seen intervening in a video of the incident circulated online.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
A Syrian immigrant, the owner of a nearby fruit stand, tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen at great personal risk.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025
Previously we cited Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Muslim passerby who disarmed a terrorist for a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Any skeptic would find themselves disarmed by her soft smile and twinkling voice, and her tendency to address everyone as “angel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
By the time the rest of the cohort caught up with them, Percy and Frank had disarmed the enemies, grabbed the banners, and climbed onto Hannibal’s back with Hazel.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
