How to Use unarmed in a Sentence

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• Floyd was unarmed and handcuffed when he was pinned to the ground.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin and Amir Vera, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022
• 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
• At the end of a chase, that officer shot Cameron, who was unarmed.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
• One of the five-year officers shot the unarmed neighbor.
  — Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
• McClain was unarmed and wearing a ski mask at the time.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
• One of the cops in question was charged in August with shooting an unarmed man in the back.
  — Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
• His wife then got on the phone and told the dispatcher Phounsy was unarmed.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
• Bryan, who was unarmed, heard the McMichaels trying to stop Arbery, Theodocion said.
  — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 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
• Arbery, who was unarmed, had simply been out for a jog.
  — Jemar Tisby, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
• The victim was able to tell the dispatcher she was being held by an unarmed man.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Police said Flores was unarmed and that there were no weapons in the vehicle.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Dec. 2021
• 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
• Moments later, the officer lifts the man – who appears unarmed and not applying any resistance - and pushes him over the edge.
  — Abel Alvarado, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
• No one else on South Carolina's death row started their crime unarmed and with no intention to kill, Moore's current attorneys say.
  — Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Dec 2024