Examples of demobilize in a Sentence
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.
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Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Both of those deployments ended officially on Jan. 21 when the military announced the guardsmen had demobilized.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The Army Corps and its contractors initially aimed to demobilize by Jan. 8, 2026, the one-year anniversary of the fires, but federal cleanup efforts finished much earlier than expected.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Both of those deployments ended officially on Jan. 21 when the military announced the guardsmen had demobilized.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The Army Corps and its contractors initially aimed to demobilize by Jan. 8, 2026, the one-year anniversary of the fires, but federal cleanup efforts finished much earlier than expected.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Demobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demobilize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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demobilize
verb
de·mo·bi·lize
di-ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz 
(ˈ)dē-
1
: to dismiss from military service
demobilize an army
2
: to change from a state of war to a state of peace
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