incapacitate

“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

Officer 4 said doing so would have been difficult and more likely to put himself and his colleague at risk by failing to incapacitate Bosh.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Neither of the two collisions “was hard enough to incapacitate or disable” Contreras, said sheriff’s spokesperson Gloria Huerta.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024

I commanded the voice before terror could incapacitate me.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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

From Salon ● May 15, 2023

“I said to Ginzburg, ‘Why don’t we ask a few psychiatrists whether a nervous breakdown incapacitates someone for public office?’”

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 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

Certainly not because the internal character of the Catholic religion is inherently vicious; not because it necessarily incapacitates those who profess it to make laws for their fellow-citizens.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various

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

A trust can also provide continuity if one or both of you becomes incapacitated, allowing the successor trustee to manage trust assets without the need for court intervention.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Dedication Day was only a month away, and Harry Codman was again ill, incapacitated by the same stomach problem that had struck him during the summer.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

Lights, noises, smells and crowds that others barely notice may cause incapacitating anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

Approaching objects may pose a threat, while a client’s elevated heart rate could indicate an incapacitating health emergency.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025

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