How to Use incapacitate in a Sentence

incapacitate

verb

• He was incapacitated by the pain.
• The class teaches you how to incapacitate an attacker.
• The stroke left her completely incapacitated.
• One sting from the snail is enough to incapacitate a small fish.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022
• Richter struck him in the face, knocking him to the ground and incapacitating him.
  — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 24 Oct. 2017
• My first shot was far back, right through the hips, so the buck was incapacitated.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 1 June 2020
• But in the end, Judge Meltzer found Mr. Shaw to be incapacitated, and approved of his being placed in the care of a guardian.
  — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• Their plan: to incapacitate Gooch (played by Ann Dowd in the film) with a taser, make off with the book, and fence it in Amsterdam.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 June 2018
• Living the rest of his life incapacitated like that was too much for Chris to bear.
  — Erika Hayasaki, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2017
• Known for her over-the-top wigs and love for gossip, the monarch keeps the ton in check, while her husband, King George (James Fleet), remains incapacitated.
  — Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• Dry stun refers to the use of a taser on a person to inflict pain without incapacitating the person.
  — Davi Merchan, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• The lawsuit says one of the first two shots incapacitated Albers, and that the rest of the movements of the van, now out of control, were caused by Jenison's actions.
  — Joe Robertson, Ian Cummings and Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 17 Apr. 2018
• The new round would fire from pistols, shotguns, and grenade launchers and incapacitate them rather than kill them.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2018
• Attempt to go hands-free for more than 30 seconds and the car will assume you are incapacitated, slowing to a stop in the lane with the hazard lights on.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2017
• Drink-spiking drugs have been used for years to incapacitate victims, so they can be robbed.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Killing or incapacitating a police dog could bring a sentence of three to 10 years in prison.
  — Matt Campbell and Jason Hancock, kansascity, 13 Feb. 2018
• For the next three months, I was incapacitated by all that sobbing.
  — Meredith Maran, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
• His partner ended up pulling the trigger, aiming for the man’s legs to incapacitate him, but Levi froze up.
  — Sam Russek, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
• Once locked on, the radar could be spotted by Israeli bombs, incapacitating the SAM sites.
  — Phil Patton, WIRED, 1 Mar. 1996
• Since Joan is incapacitated, her son, wannabe investor Troy (Jimmy Tatro), is brought on to run the camp.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
• In the short term, police need better training in the use of non-lethal means of incapacitating suspects, such as tasers.
  — The Economist, 8 Mar. 2018
• The groups want to require notices to happen prior to the start of a shift, so long as the employee isn't incapacitated.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
• The elderly party is alleged to be incapacitated and made a ward of the court.
  — Monique Judge, The Root, 10 Oct. 2017
• Its flavor can be masked in a glass of wine, and victims can be incapacitated by a standard dose.
  — Cara Tabachnick, Marie Claire, 20 Oct. 2015
• If at some point the king is incapacitated, certain things will be set in motion.
  — John Otis, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• The deputies returned fire and managed to incapacitate the suspect.
  — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 20 June 2024
• If Johnson is incapacitated by the virus, Raab will take over running of the country.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2020
• Less shocked than crestfallen, Grace incapacitates the kid with a punch.
  — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2019
• Joann Catlett, 47, was incapacitated for six months after a hysterectomy during which her ureter, the duct that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, was cut.
  — Holly Baltz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
• In a two-day period beginning Sept. 17, the group suffered a double wave of attacks that saw thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies explode, leaving 39 dead and thousands of Hezbollah fighters, officials and administrators maimed and incapacitated.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024