How to Use disable in a Sentence

disable

verb
  • This marks the fifth such system disabled by the USF units in the past month.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The 25-year-old, who is disabled, has been a fan for more than half of her life.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The best way to disable an AirTag is to remove the battery.
    — Reece Rogers, Wired, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The chat group involves tips on ways to disable trains.
    — Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 6 May 2022
  • And for those who do survive, many of them are disabled.
    — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Slide the toggle next to Microphone to the left to disable it.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2021
  • How many of them know what Sidewalk is, or how to disable it?
    — WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • The gunfire disabled the car and Antonoff pulled over and surrendered.
    — azcentral, 24 Feb. 2020
  • 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 jet, applied against tank armor, can cut through steel with ease and disable a tank.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
  • The Chevrolet Equinox and the ambulance were both towed from the scene due to disabling damage.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Skip the smart speaker or disable the microphone when not in use.
    — Fox News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Skip the smart speaker or disable the microphone when not in use.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The woman who threw her bag to the ground was able to disable her credit cards before they were used.
    — cleveland, 14 May 2021
  • 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
  • The police used a massive .50 caliber rifle to disable the engine of the truck.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • The car was disabled from the damage and eventually stopped on the outside shoulder near the 8600 block of West Freeway, where the victim called police, according to the statement.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2025
  • One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025

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