unman
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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
But the prestige of Victoria grew and grew, nor were her prerogatives trifling: she could disband the army, unman the navy, set free all prisoners, make every British citizen a peer.
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
Apex of all wonders! thought Pierre; this indeed almost unmans me with its wonderfulness.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
Never—never shall I forget that day: the remembrance even now unmans me.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827 by Various
At some future time I will tell you the reason why you see me what I am; but I cannot now—the very thought of it unmans me.”
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Alexander Leighton
The remembrance of that misfortune almost unmans me, and fills my eyes with tears.
From Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at Detroit by Clarence Monroe Burton
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
Russia is also integrating versions of a similar technology into its Geran series unmanned aerial vehicles, which are based on Iran’s delta-wing Shaheed-136 attack drone.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The planned offering comes amid heightened investor interest in drone technology, with unmanned aerial vehicles dominating wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
They could then compare those results with lunar rocks returned to Earth from different locations by astronaut missions and unmanned spacecraft.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
"It does that every day about this time. Are you unmanned by the dark, Gared?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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
