How to Use disable in a Sentence

disable

verb

• The 25-year-old, who is disabled, has been a fan for more than half of her life.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
• The best way to disable an AirTag is to remove the battery.
  — Reece Rogers, Wired, 11 Feb. 2022
• The chat group involves tips on ways to disable trains.
  — Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 6 May 2022
• And for those who do survive, many of them are disabled.
  — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
• Slide the toggle next to Microphone to the left to disable it.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2021
• How many of them know what Sidewalk is, or how to disable it?
  — WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
• Go to Settings > Notes, then slide the toggle next to Save to Photos to the left to disable it.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 May 2022
• Google did not say whether the tools would be disabled in Israel, Gaza or both.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
• There’s no way to disable the Google Discover feed that’s to the left of your homescreen.
  — Chris Welch, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
• There are a couple of ways to disable Bluetooth on your iPhone.
  — Fox News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Toggle the slider next to See ads that interest you to the left to disable it.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
• The sensors are meant to disable air bags when kids or smaller adults are sitting in the seats.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
• This will reduce the chances that someone will disable the alarm.
  — Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
• The jet, applied against tank armor, can cut through steel with ease and disable a tank.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
• The Chevrolet Equinox and the ambulance were both towed from the scene due to disabling damage.
  — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
• The whales then slap the water (and the fish) with their powerful tails, further disabling the prey.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
• The vehicle was disabled at the scene and the suspects fled on foot, police said.
  — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2024
• Skip the smart speaker or disable the microphone when not in use.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2021
• The woman who threw her bag to the ground was able to disable her credit cards before they were used.
  — cleveland, 14 May 2021
• Officers were able to disable the truck with a spike strip, causing Lopez to crash.
  — Ed Lavandera and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 June 2022
• At one point, the man awoke and grabbed the steering wheel, causing the car to hit a curb and a trash can, which disabled the vehicle.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023
• The Portland Metro Bomb Squad disabled the device, the statement said.
  — oregonlive, 30 June 2023
• The police used a massive .50 caliber rifle to disable the engine of the truck.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2020
• Here’s how to access the secret map tracking you, plus steps for disabling it.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• Others shared tips for how to disable future alerts on their phones.
  — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
• Parliament ran a livestream of the rally—and the person who set it up did not disable the comment feed.
  — Francine Hirsch, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2022
• Ten have been disabled by Israeli airstrikes, and the rest don’t have enough water, flour or fuel to stay open.
  — Cate Brown, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• Now, the 64-year-old, who asked to be identified by only her first name, is disabled.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2023
• The automations are all managed by the user and can be disabled at any time.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 May 2024
• For the first seven nights, the motor was disabled, so the device was only being used to detect and record scratching activity.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2025