How to Use unarmed in a Sentence

unarmed

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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
  • Atchison was unarmed when he was shot in the face after a foot chase.
    — Nick Valencia, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Patton was unarmed and on his cell phone for most of the time, the store’s video showed.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The agency sent him to the meeting alone and unarmed.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Woodard had his hands in the air when the shooting began and was unarmed.
    — Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Arbery was unarmed when he was killed by three shotgun blasts at close range.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The planes that were shot down were unarmed civilian aircraft.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Landry, who was aware Stewart was unarmed, shot him once in the chest.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Booker, who was unarmed, was shot in the neck, stomach and back.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
  • She was detained, and police found her unarmed, court records state.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Videos from the scene seem to show that at least two were civilians who appeared to be unarmed.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Most of those new personnel are unarmed.
    — Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Deputies said Canada was unarmed at the time of the shooting.
    — Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • At the end of a chase, that officer shot Cameron, who was unarmed.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Most killings of unarmed Black people by the police won't have that.
    — Charles M. Blow New York Times, Star Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Welch remained in the eatery for 20 minutes and then dropped his gun and left unarmed.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • They were charged with unarmed carjacking.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • The victim was able to tell the dispatcher she was being held by an unarmed man.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The troops in Washington have been unarmed.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Two 15-year-olds have been charged with unarmed carjacking.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Aug. 2025
  • His wife then got on the phone and told the dispatcher Phounsy was unarmed.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Grant was unarmed, being handcuffed and laying on his stomach when shot in the lung.
    — Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 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
  • Taylor, a Black woman who was unarmed, was shot and killed by police at the scene.
    — The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Mackie was unarmed and no weapon was found in his car, prosecutors said.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Over the past decade, Utah police have shot at 19 people who were unarmed.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Those killed in Gaza are mainly unarmed women and children.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

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