How to Use disable in a Sentence

disable

verb

• The chat group involves tips on ways to disable trains.
  — Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 6 May 2022
• Play Protect can also disable the app, to prevent further harm, until it is uninstalled.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• Chou also attempted to disable the locks within the church with superglue, Barnes said.
  — Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2022
• 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
• The Feature button enables/disables the power-saving mode with a long press and toggles stereo pairing mode with a double press.
  — PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
• Officers are taught to enter quickly in small formations — or even enter with only one or two officers — to disable any gunman.
  — New York Times, 27 May 2022
• For its part, Ticketmaster has always maintained that artists have the option of disabling dynamic pricing for any event.
  — Chris Welch, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
• Seemingly unable to take control of the rail network, Russia instead now appears to be intent on trying to disable it.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022
• Authorities also allege the suspect tried to disable locks with superglue.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
• Authorities also said Chou secured the church doors with chains and attempted to disable the building’s locks with superglue before opening fire.
  — Kalie Drago, Forbes, 16 May 2022
• Officers are now trained to disable a gunman as quickly as possible, without waiting for a tactical team or special equipment to arrive and before rescuing victims.
  — Arkansas Online, 27 May 2022
• The 25-year-old, who is disabled, has been a fan for more than half of her life.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024