Examples of 'defuses' in a sentence

Meaning of "defuses"

Defuse (verb): To make a situation less tense or dangerous by calming emotions or reducing the risk of conflict or explosion
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  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuse

How to use "defuses" in a sentence

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As it defuses the work does not happen as it should.
This legislation defuses that time bomb.
Iran defuses second cyberattack in less than a week.
This type of response often defuses anger.
If no one defuses the bomb everyone loses.
He finds the terrorist and defuses the bomb.
It defuses tension and does not ramp it up.
He locates the bomb and defuses it at the last second.
Lisa defuses the bomb with one second to spare.
Humor works even in threatening situations because it defuses negativity.
Community solidarity defuses the impact of such situations.
We are just about to draw straws to see who defuses the bomb.
Draco defuses the situation by leaving with his mother.
It weakens our loyalties and defuses the tightness of our vision.
Music defuses conflict by familiarizing people across cultural divides.

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I find that interjecting at precisely the right moment defuses conflict.
Vikram defuses the bomb.
Just about to draw strawsto see who goes outand defuses the bomb.
He enters it and defuses a bomb which has been planted there.
Just about to draw straws to see who goes out and defuses the bomb.
Starr defuses the situation.
Hong rescues Lee and defuses the crisis.
This defuses all evil in us.
Stage two observers who look defuses the spectacular side.
Margaery defuses the situation by drawing attention to the wedding pie.
The team assaults the theatre and successfully defuses the bomb and saving several hostages.
Samar defuses his last bomb and then proposes to her.
Slade instead kills Walsh and defuses the bomb.
He defuses them.
Boris gives it to Bianca in the butt as she defuses the bomb.
Samar defuses his last bomb and proposes to her on the spot.
The Doctor breaks his conditioning and defuses the bomb by putting it in a teapot.
That defuses the current anxiety to produce a container for ebooks that can be owned.
Tension rises at camp between Osha and Meera Reed before Bran defuses the situation.
The gas foaming agent defuses out of the material leaving a porous part having a cellular structure.
He rigs bombs, then he defuses them himself.
Pike defuses the situation and offers to work for Mapache.
That it 's something safe that defuses the whole situation in this room.
Police defuses a limpet mine found on a petrol bowser at a fuel depot in East London.
If an enemy destroys the cask, it defuses the explosion and grants gold.
This defuses potential sensitivities while keeping the focus on the message of the Bible.
And if someone even defuses it, we will still get to know.
It defuses your anger, restoring you to objectivity and rational thinking.
Opening up relieves stress, defuses your fears, and is the first step to freedom.
He defuses a potential source of conflict through mockery and ridicule, do not you?
Kelly marches over, does her rocket science thing and defuses the mine.
The police defuses a pamphlet bomb in Durban.
Enlargement resolves sometimes centuries-old conflicts, it clears up border disputes and defuses minority issues.
The Police defuses a bomb on an electrical pylon in Vereeniging.
The mediation process improves communication, narrows outstanding issues, defuses emotions and defines areas of agreement.

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