incapacitate

He said the goal of the U.S. operation was to incapacitate Iran’s ballistic missile program, its navy and its nuclear program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Viruses that are extremely lethal often tend to self-contain because they quickly kill or incapacitate their hosts,” said James, who now works with Australia’s Southern Cross University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Electroshock weapons are designed to temporarily incapacitate suspects with a shock before police detain them.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

He described them as a "highly intelligent" and "active predator" equipped with "specialised glands that produce venom to incapacitate its prey".

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Five miles of treacherous roots and loose stones, trying to twist my ankles or otherwise incapacitate me.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

You know, that thing that occasionally incapacitates him with guilt.

From Salon ● May 15, 2023

The designated survivor is the member of the Cabinet who remains outside the Capitol during the State of the Union in case a disaster incapacitates those in line for the presidency.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

Unless boxers are allowed to fight until one physically incapacitates the other — which is the way they actually competed at the ancient Olympic Games in 688 B.C. — decisions are an unfortunate necessity.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2021

She incapacitates Marc, the cops come, Liz comforts her two children, 16-year-old Zac and 6-year-old Molly, and life seems to return to an even keel.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2018

If any mishap incapacitates the master, the chief mate takes charge.

From The Honour of the Flag by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell

‘We fear financial exploitation’: Who will manage our finances if my wife and I become incapacitated?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

In “Verity,” she plays the titular character, Verity Crawford, the author of a string of hit thriller novels who’s been mysteriously incapacitated after a car accident and can’t finish her final three books.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

At least 19 states, including New York, have a higher bar for the level of intoxication required to deem someone incapacitated and unable to consent.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

They can also be part of your estate planning, such as in the event that one of you becomes incapacitated.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The money was intended to support the family if President Garfield died or was permanently incapacitated by his injury.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

The Timms report finds that there’s been a surge in Brits under age 40 collecting benefits for incapacitating ADHD, autism, anxiety or depression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

CS spray is a man-made incapacitating gas - exposure to it causes a burning sensation in the eyes and watering.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Hahn takes the role to complex emotional heights, infusing the character with a wicked sense of humor and incapacitating vulnerability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

"It looks like a focal neurologic event. That doesn't mean it's incapacitating, it doesn't mean he can't serve, but it means that somebody ought to wake up and say, 'Wow! This looks like a seizure.'"

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023

This represents the kinds of things that must be done after the fact, in efforts to compensate for the incapacitating effects of certain diseases whose course one is unable to do very much about.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas