How to Use deactivate in a Sentence

deactivate

verb

• That’s why the Left feels the need to deactivate the feeling of unity that is born of tragic times.
  — Itxu Díaz, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
• The killer’s profile was deactivated, and the hunt for him is on.
  — Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2017
• The electric field deactivates, and the stack cools down; the pump pushes the oil back through the stack to the other, cold end, and the PST absorbs some of its heat.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2023
• While 18 of the cards had been used, two were deactivated.
  — John Benson, cleveland.com, 10 May 2018
• If the medallion is lost, the disc can be deactivated and replaced with a new one on board.
  — Arlene Satchell, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 May 2017
• Lift your foot off the throttle and all the cylinders deactivate.
  — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
• The new address was released to the public, but nobody thought to deactivate the old one.
  — New York Times, 15 July 2019
• Maeve can deactivate all the bad guys by casting her witchy spells.
  — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 21 May 2018
• And then if you do get stung, getting in hot water, like a hot tub can deactivate it.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
• There was the slightest drop in exhaust note when the LT1 would deactivate half its cylinders.
  — John Pearley Huffman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2014
• That would be 15K in one hour, 30 minutes, and the catcher car would then pass me, deactivating my chip.
  — Nick Sortal, miamiherald, 13 May 2017
• The Panthers deactivated the 2013 Pro Bowler thereafter and placed him on the exempt list.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2018
• The initial plan was to deactivate three fire engines for six days at a time in an effort to save $5 million.
  — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• But cancer cells have many strategies to hide from T cells, fend them off, or deactivate them.
  — Caroline Seydel, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
• Activity Key locks the doors and deactivates the key fob, which can be left in the vehicle.
  — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 26 May 2018
• Guests must be informed and given the option to deactivate them.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022
• Those players will watch the game from the sideline, just like the seven members of the 53-man roster who have been deactivated.
  — Sam Farmer, latimes.com, 29 Oct. 2017
• Checkpoint inhibitors deactivate the brakes and allow the T-cells to get moving again.
  — Greg Kahn, Smithsonian, 22 Mar. 2018
• On the last jump, players must grab a plug while midair in a leap of faith to successfully deactivate the satellite.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• Click here for steps on how to deactivate or delete your Facebook account.
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 25 June 2017
• To deactivate the cling, swipe a dryer sheet on the problem surface areas.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
• The tweet has since been deleted and her account has been deactivated.
  — Lynzy Billing, ELLE, 24 Mar. 2023
• The rest of Kendall's website, KendallJ.com, has been deactivated already, so she's gotten a jump start on her plan.
  — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2017
• This smart water bottle claims to deactivate up to 99% of bacteria and to self-clean via a UV function.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023
• And millions of Facebook users have weighed whether to delete or deactivate their accounts.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2018
• Instead, the research shows the statues were defaced to deactivate the life form believed to be within them.
  — Dima Amro, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2020
• Tap or click here to see how to deactivate your social media profiles for good.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
• The late addition of hops to cold wort during the dry-hopping process means those key enzymes aren't deactivated by the high heat of the boiling stage.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Oct. 2018
• The post has since been deleted and the NFL player's account appears to be deactivated.
  — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
• Mayo deactivated his Instagram account last month after the Jayhawks lost to Houston in double-overtime.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025