How to Use nonlethal in a Sentence

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• The Jewish man suffered lethal injuries to the back of his head and nonlethal injuries to left side of his face, Young said.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
• Also on the list is a 40mm launcher that can fire nonlethal sponge rounds, Varso said.
  — Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2022
• The shipments are part of the $350 million lethal and nonlethal aid package the White House announced late Friday.
  — NBC News, 2 Mar. 2022
• Many are asking why she couldn't have been subdued with nonlethal force.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Apr. 2021
• McGill had nonlethal blunt-force trauma to the head and multiple stab wounds on his chest, abdomen and back.
  — Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
• Should there be a ban or restrictions on police's use of tear gas and nonlethal weapons used in crowd control?
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2020
• Police fired nonlethal rounds at him that bounced off his body armor with no effect.
  — Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2022
• However, the autopsy also found Kessler had nonlethal injuries to the left side of his face.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• At the time, pro-China commentators were quick to emphasize that the event was nonlethal.
  — Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
• There’s also concern about the robots being allowed to use force — both lethal and nonlethal — on humans.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• One of the officers shined a flashlight at them and another fired his weapon, launching a nonlethal projectile at her face, the suit said.
  — Randy Furst, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
• Ireland has imposed sanctions on Russia and sent nonlethal aid to Ukraine in response to the invasion.
  — Jamey Keaten, ajc, 15 May 2022
• Crump argued Thursday that since the taser was already fired twice, the officer had no reason to fear the nonlethal weapon being used by Lyoya.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2022
• But many are openly questioning why this young teenager could not have been subdued with nonlethal force.
  — Peniel Joseph, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
• Airsoft guns fire nonlethal BBs or pellets instead of blanks or bullets.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2021
• Yoon said that South Korea will increase the shipments of nonlethal military items such as body armor and helmets this year.
  — Felipe Dana and Hyung-Jin Kim, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
• Here’s a look at when and why serious injuries occur with nonlethal weapons, and what people can do to protect themselves.
  — Michael Ciaglo, National Geographic, 5 June 2020
• Benedict said the caller described the BB gun as black and having an orange tip, distinguishing it as a nonlethal firearm.
  — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
• And even when the distressed person threatens them with a weapon, police don’t always shoot to kill; in the case of Faisal, an officer fired only after a nonlethal sponge round failed to slow him.
  — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
• And three Salt Lake City legislators said Wednesday that police should have attempted to use any other nonlethal force with the 13-year-old.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
• In Flaco’s case, the rodenticides in his system could have turned a nonlethal injury into a fatal one.
  — Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
• In 2015, researchers tested this concept in human volunteers using a nonlethal flu virus and found the same result.
  — Monica Gandhi, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2020
• Police broke up some of the crowds by firing tear gas canisters and nonlethal ammunition.
  — NBC News, 1 June 2020
• An officer fired a nonlethal round and took Thompson into custody.
  — Fox News, 24 Dec. 2021
• With a nonlethal depredation permit, the Kelseyville property owner put up a trail camera.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• After almost a decade in development, the promise of a nonlethal laser weapon seemed possible.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2022
• The complaint also says that the new rule, by restricting the use of nonlethal weapons such as pepper spray, could encourage officers to use greater force than necessary.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
• The co-creator of the Taser hinted that law enforcement could trade Glocks in for nonlethal weapons within a decade as technology continues to advance.
  — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2021
• The idea is to eventually replace Sydney’s shark nets with the newer, nonlethal technologies.
  — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
• Smith highlights bear spray’s ease of use and portability as the reasons for that, as well as its effectiveness in nonlethal encounters.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024