DEFUSE in a Sentence

Learn DEFUSE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for DEFUSE, such as:

1. The organization helped defuse potentially violent situations.
2. Local police are trying to defuse racial tension in the community.
3. The two groups will meet next week to try to defuse the crisis/situation/tension.
4. Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEFUSE
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defuse
 v.  remove the fuse of bomb; reduce or eliminate threat
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Example Sentence:
1  The two groups will meet next week to try to defuse the crisis/situation/tension.
2  Local police are trying to defuse racial tension in the community.
3  The organization helped defuse potentially violent situations.
4  Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior.