How to Use nonlethal in a Sentence

nonlethal

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  • The Jewish man suffered lethal injuries to the back of his head and nonlethal injuries to left side of his face, Young said.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Also on the list is a 40mm launcher that can fire nonlethal sponge rounds, Varso said.
    — Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2022
  • The shipments are part of the $350 million lethal and nonlethal aid package the White House announced late Friday.
    — NBC News, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Many are asking why she couldn't have been subdued with nonlethal force.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Apr. 2021
  • McGill had nonlethal blunt-force trauma to the head and multiple stab wounds on his chest, abdomen and back.
    — Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Should there be a ban or restrictions on police's use of tear gas and nonlethal weapons used in crowd control?
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Police fired nonlethal rounds at him that bounced off his body armor with no effect.
    — Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2022
  • However, the autopsy also found Kessler had nonlethal injuries to the left side of his face.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, pro-China commentators were quick to emphasize that the event was nonlethal.
    — Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There’s also concern about the robots being allowed to use force — both lethal and nonlethal — on humans.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • One of the officers shined a flashlight at them and another fired his weapon, launching a nonlethal projectile at her face, the suit said.
    — Randy Furst, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Ireland has imposed sanctions on Russia and sent nonlethal aid to Ukraine in response to the invasion.
    — Jamey Keaten, ajc, 15 May 2022
  • Crump argued Thursday that since the taser was already fired twice, the officer had no reason to fear the nonlethal weapon being used by Lyoya.
    — Paul Best, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2022
  • But many are openly questioning why this young teenager could not have been subdued with nonlethal force.
    — Peniel Joseph, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Airsoft guns fire nonlethal BBs or pellets instead of blanks or bullets.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Yoon said that South Korea will increase the shipments of nonlethal military items such as body armor and helmets this year.
    — Felipe Dana and Hyung-Jin Kim, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • Here’s a look at when and why serious injuries occur with nonlethal weapons, and what people can do to protect themselves.
    — Michael Ciaglo, National Geographic, 5 June 2020
  • Benedict said the caller described the BB gun as black and having an orange tip, distinguishing it as a nonlethal firearm.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • And even when the distressed person threatens them with a weapon, police don’t always shoot to kill; in the case of Faisal, an officer fired only after a nonlethal sponge round failed to slow him.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • And three Salt Lake City legislators said Wednesday that police should have attempted to use any other nonlethal force with the 13-year-old.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
  • In Flaco’s case, the rodenticides in his system could have turned a nonlethal injury into a fatal one.
    — Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
  • In 2015, researchers tested this concept in human volunteers using a nonlethal flu virus and found the same result.
    — Monica Gandhi, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Police broke up some of the crowds by firing tear gas canisters and nonlethal ammunition.
    — NBC News, 1 June 2020
  • An officer fired a nonlethal round and took Thompson into custody.
    — Fox News, 24 Dec. 2021
  • With a nonlethal depredation permit, the Kelseyville property owner put up a trail camera.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • After almost a decade in development, the promise of a nonlethal laser weapon seemed possible.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2022
  • The complaint also says that the new rule, by restricting the use of nonlethal weapons such as pepper spray, could encourage officers to use greater force than necessary.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • The co-creator of the Taser hinted that law enforcement could trade Glocks in for nonlethal weapons within a decade as technology continues to advance.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2021
  • If nonlethal methods fail, a municipality can prepare a plan to remove the geese and submit that to DEEP for review and approval.
    — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The investigation found Crabtree had attacked two women in front of their homes, and Nutt had used verbal commands and nonlethal force first to avoid using deadly force, the letter states.
    — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 9 Sep. 2024

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