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
What really unmans me is the distrust that will not even utter an allegation, and the indifference that does not want disproof.'
From Lord Kilgobbin by Charles James Lever
Even at this distance of time the recollection utterly unmans me.
From The Heavenly Twins by Madame Sarah Grand
Today I came over here to say good-bye, expectin' to hold myself well in hand; but the first glance of your eyes unmans me.
From The Last Trail by Zane Grey
But this is boasting, and what is worse, it unmans me—let us return to my departure from Rochelle.
From A Romance of the West Indies by Eugène Sue
Navy is generally able to find such ships by flying aircraft overhead and launching unmanned systems in the water—in addition to its ships being equipped with advanced radar and intelligence systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
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
At the advanced end of the spectrum, Russia reportedly fielded at least one model of a fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle in early 2025.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 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
Sergei Korolev, the brilliant rocket scientist behind Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin’s flight, had long dreamed of sending an unmanned probe to the red planet.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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
