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
Sample unthoughts about her unman: "The noise he made when he swallowed; his smelly feet!"
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
It is trying to be other than one's self that unmans one.
From Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by John Charles Van Dyke
The memory of those days alternately hardens and unmans me.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Joel Tyler Headley
I fear no power that man can wield, But in my heart paternal love unmans me quite; For well I know that in my death my children's fate Is sealed.
From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Frank Justus Miller
“Ada, it is not death I fear; but the thought of losing you almost unmans me,” exclaimed Fleetwood.
From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by F.C. Tilney
Latvia’s military said the incursion of the unmanned aerial vehicle was caused by Russian electronic warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Developed by American startup Katalyst, the unmanned spacecraft was launched on July 3 by a small rocket named Pegasus, which was itself launched from an airplane.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We are significantly strengthening our ability to respond to hostile drones," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said at the opening of the centre, which will focus on detecting and identifying unmanned aerial vehicles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Anduril’s foray into unmanned surface vessels hit a bump when the company recently lost in a Navy competition for medium-size drone boats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The pictures in his mind almost unmanned him.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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
“It is something like idleness and luxury unmanning us —the strings have gone slack and out of tune.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
