How to Use unarmed in a Sentence

unarmed

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  • Floyd was unarmed and handcuffed when he was pinned to the ground.
    — Eliott C. McLaughlin and Amir Vera, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022
  • An unarmed Lyoya was face down on the ground when he was shot April 4.
    — David Eggert and Mike Householder, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Atchison was unarmed when he was shot in the face after a foot chase.
    — Nick Valencia, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The drones appeared to be unarmed and caused no damage.
    — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
  • One of the five-year officers shot the unarmed neighbor.
    — Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
  • McClain was unarmed and wearing a ski mask at the time.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • His wife then got on the phone and told the dispatcher Phounsy was unarmed.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Bryan, who was unarmed, heard the McMichaels trying to stop Arbery, Theodocion said.
    — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The female soldiers are unarmed and are screaming at the sound of the bullets and the explosions.
    — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the Lakota killed at Wounded Knee were later found to be unarmed.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Walker was unarmed at the time he was killed, said Police Chief Stephen Mylett.
    — John Couwels, CNN, 16 July 2022
  • Taylor, a Black woman who was unarmed, was shot and killed by police at the scene.
    — The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Mason, who survived, was not the target of the search, was unarmed and was never charged with a crime.
    — Caleb Bedillion, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2022
  • And each case involved a shootout that killed an unarmed Black woman.
    — Russ Bynum, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022
  • And each involved a shootout that killed an unarmed Black woman.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
  • For this to be the case, the U.S. drone would have had to be taking direct part in hostilities, and it is known that the MQ-9 was unarmed.
    — Ashley S. Deeks, The Conversation, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Sure, the Russians could blow up a few apartment buildings and kill a lot of unarmed civilians.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 2 May 2023
  • The victim was able to tell the dispatcher she was being held by an unarmed man.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The notice of claim also states that Thompson was unarmed.
    — The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
  • While Brayden and his mom shopped that evening, a man in his 40s entered the store unarmed and moved to the kitchenware department.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Grant was unarmed, being handcuffed and laying on his stomach when shot in the lung.
    — Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • They were dressed in civilian clothes, unarmed and unmasked.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Jackson entered the store as a customer, witnessed the fight and shot Betts, who was unarmed, police said.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Texas Rangers concluded that lethal force was not called for in the confrontation since Price was unarmed.
    — Chron, 23 Sep. 2022
  • One of the atrocities alleged in the report involved the killing of at least 13 unarmed men near the town of Bossangoa in western CAR.
    — Hannah Ritchie, CNN, 5 May 2022
  • Killing an unarmed man in cold blood isn’t like killing out of necessity.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Walker was unarmed at the time he was killed, according to police.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Prosecutors and the two witnesses to the event claim that everyone in the group was unarmed.
    — The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Police say the man forcibly took keys from an unarmed security guard, fired shots in the building and set a fire in a stairwell.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Young is far from the only unarmed Black woman who police have killed in recent years.
    — Kizzy Cox, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024

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