Weaponisation is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Weaponisation in a sentence
Weaponisation meaning
The act of making something into a weapon or making more effective as a weapon.
Using Weaponisation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of making something into a weapon or making more effective as a weapon.
- In the example corpus, weaponisation often appears in combinations such as: weaponisation of, the weaponisation.
Context around Weaponisation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Weaponisation
- In this selection, "weaponisation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brutal, weather and via stand out and add context to how "weaponisation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against s weaponisation of energy and calculated brutal weaponisation of womanhood. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "weaponisation" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with weaponisation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The weaponisation of food must stop and stop as a matter of urgency. (13 words)
The weaponisation of any chemical is banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, of which Moscow is a signatory. (19 words)
One reason that almost all the contenders have in common is the weaponisation of the dollar by the U.S. government. (21 words)
This is not merely the result of regional conflict; it is the calculated, brutal weaponisation of womanhood itself — an assault on dignity and agency that ’s regime has perfected over decades, exporting it to Gaza and beyond. (37 words)
India's policy of weaponisation via indigenous sources and self-sufficiency began in earnest under Nehru, completed by his daughter Indira Gandhi, who later led India to a crushing military victory over rival Pakistan in 1971. (36 words)
A UK Government spokesperson said: “Putin’s weaponisation of energy has shown how vital UK energy security is, and nuclear sits at the heart of achieving our energy independence. (29 words)
Example sentences (12)
A UK Government spokesperson said: “Putin’s weaponisation of energy has shown how vital UK energy security is, and nuclear sits at the heart of achieving our energy independence.
They are susceptible to weaponisation by those who will use their supposedly empirical means to justify undue allocation of resources (and, therefore, cannot but be contentious).
Abiad said the "weaponisation of technology” was something very serious, he said, not only for Lebanon but also for the rest of the world, and for other conflicts.
European Union (EU) energy commissioner Kadri Simson believes Australia is a key piece of Europe’s energy transition puzzle, as the union rails against ’s weaponisation of energy.
One reason that almost all the contenders have in common is the weaponisation of the dollar by the U.S. government.
These examples demonstrate the role of social media in intensifying the weaponisation of culture, hence increasing the worldwide accessibility and pervasiveness of hate.
The weaponisation of any chemical is banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, of which Moscow is a signatory.
This is not merely the result of regional conflict; it is the calculated, brutal weaponisation of womanhood itself — an assault on dignity and agency that ’s regime has perfected over decades, exporting it to Gaza and beyond.
The weaponisation of food must stop and stop as a matter of urgency.
Aroon Raman says with weather weaponisation as a novel and an exciting theme, it was waiting to be made into a film.
The weaponisation of space is increasingly a fact of life and a key future battlespace regarded as ‘a key area for national security, economic growth and social development’.
India's policy of weaponisation via indigenous sources and self-sufficiency began in earnest under Nehru, completed by his daughter Indira Gandhi, who later led India to a crushing military victory over rival Pakistan in 1971.
Common combinations with weaponisation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- weaponisation of 9×
- the weaponisation 6×