How to Use disable in a Sentence
disable
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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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 -
At this point, the heat has done irreversible damage that can leave the victim disabled for years to come.
— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024 -
Bard users can opt to disable these extensions at any time.
— Clare Duffy, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023 -
The alert will also instruct you on how to disable the AirTag by removing the battery.
— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024 -
This appeared to be a reference to a group of orcas off the coast of Spain that have been disabling and sinking yachts.
— Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024 -
Ben Kilner Given the fact that the spinning wheels splash a lot in the water, Ben often just pulled the chain off the wheel-drive part of the system in order to temporarily disable it.
— Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024 -
Admins can disable this hurdle if desired or remove people from calls and block them to deny re-entry.
— Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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