unarmed
adjective
un·armed
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Definition of unarmed
1
: not armed or armored
unarmed civilians
also
: not using or involving a weapon
unarmed robbery
2
: having no hard and sharp projections (such as spines, spurs, or claws)
Examples of unarmed in a Sentence
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Last year, New York Times’ analysis of video footage of protests revealed the army killed unarmed protesters in another incident. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "The ominous parallels with Nigeria’s handling of a rising Islamic sect and early-day Boko Haram," 29 July 2019 The city was stunned Sunday night by an apparent revenge attack by pro-Beijing elements against unarmed anti-government protesters in a suburban train station that police failed to respond to for more than an hour. — Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, "China hints at military options to quell Hong Kong protests," 24 July 2019 Following Wednesday’s clashes, people took to social media to express anger at the level of force used against mostly unarmed protesters, with images circulating online. — Joyu Wang, WSJ, "Hong Kong Lawmakers Cancel Extradition-Law Debate for the Week," 13 June 2019 Videos showed police on several occasions pulling unarmed protesters to the ground and beating them with batons, and CNN saw police point guns which fire rubber bullets at journalists and retreating protesters. — James Griffiths, CNN, "How did one of the safest cities in the world descend into violence?," 13 June 2019 The violence began Monday when forces of the Transitional Military Council opened fire on unarmed protesters on Monday, wiping out a sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum. — Fox News, "Sudan's military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters results in at least 100 dead: opposition group," 5 June 2019 Birmingham policeman George Sands shot and killed the unarmed Carter while investigating an incident at Jerry’s Convenience Store in Kingston. — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al.com, "Documentary about Richard Arrington Jr. to premiere at the Sidewalk Film Festival," 24 July 2019 They were joined, later in the morning, by an unarmed Russian A-50 command and control plane, which Japan and South Korea said then flew over islands claimed by both countries. — Ben Westcott, CNN, "South Korea accuses Russia of 'distortion of the facts' over mid-air confrontation," 24 July 2019 In November of that year Iranian jets shot unsuccessfully at an unarmed Predator drone flying in the Persian Gulf for the first time. — The Economist, "America claims to have downed an Iranian drone," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unarmed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for unarmed
unarmed
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unarmed
: not having a weapon : not armed
: not using or involving a weapon
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unarmed
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un·armed
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Kids Definition of unarmed
: having no weapons or armor
unarmed
adjective
un·armed
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Medical Definition of unarmed
: having no arms or armlike projections
an unarmed tapeworm
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