How to Use unarmed in a Sentence

unarmed

adjective
  • 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
  • His wife then got on the phone and told the dispatcher Phounsy was unarmed.
    Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 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 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
  • 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
  • Lopez was unarmed but still attempted to rush the men and either disarm them or push them from the residence.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • As part of that plan, police officers wore light blue host uniforms and were unarmed.
    Erika Solomon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The slow, ungainly, unarmed U-2 has soared on while faster, more agile, and more lethal aircraft have burned brightly and then flown to the Boneyard.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Police body camera footage shows Lewis was unarmed and holding a cellphone when he was shot.
    Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Monks now use their Martial Arts die and their Focus Points together to be unarmed combat masters.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

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