How do you use Demilitarize in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like demilitarise or disarm, plus the exact meaning.
Demilitarize meaning
- To remove troops from (an area).
- To prevent troops from entering (an area).
- To return (an area) to civilian control, after military control.
Synonyms of Demilitarize
Using Demilitarize
- The main meaning on this page is: To remove troops from (an area). | To prevent troops from entering (an area). | To return (an area) to civilian control, after military control.
- Useful related words include: demilitarise, disarm, unarm, militarise.
- In the example corpus, demilitarize often appears in combinations such as: demilitarize the, to demilitarize.
Context around Demilitarize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Demilitarize
- In this selection, "demilitarize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ukraine stand out and add context to how "demilitarize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agreed to demilitarize the contested and be to demilitarize the present. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "demilitarize" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with demilitarize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The first element of such a new strategy should be to demilitarize the present ‘operation’ that has been launched. (19 words)
On June, 20 of the parties agreed to demilitarize the contested area of Abyei where Ethiopian peacekeepers will be deployed. (20 words)
Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, calling it a “special operation” to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine, which he said was a threat to Russia. (27 words)
City Councilor Michelle Wu, who has released a plan to demilitarize the police got a $500 donation from the Boston Police Patrolman’s Association last year and $2,000 more from various other police unions. (35 words)
Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, calling it a “special operation” to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine, which he said was a threat to Russia. (27 words)
Mike Pesca: During this debate, you hear people argue that what we need to do is demilitarize the police—that we give them excess military weapons, essentially. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, calling it a “special operation” to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine, which he said was a threat to Russia.
City Councilor Michelle Wu, who has released a plan to demilitarize the police got a $500 donation from the Boston Police Patrolman’s Association last year and $2,000 more from various other police unions.
Mike Pesca: During this debate, you hear people argue that what we need to do is demilitarize the police—that we give them excess military weapons, essentially.
The first element of such a new strategy should be to demilitarize the present ‘operation’ that has been launched.
On June, 20 of the parties agreed to demilitarize the contested area of Abyei where Ethiopian peacekeepers will be deployed.
Common combinations with demilitarize
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- demilitarize the 4×
- to demilitarize 3×