Sentence examples for commands to drop from inspiring English sources

Quinn ignored commands to drop it.

"He refused repeated commands to drop the gun," he said.

"He continued to advance on uniformed officers, refusing officers' repeated commands to drop his weapon," Mr. Browne said.

The police say that the man, Keith L. Scott, refused to comply with commands to drop a handgun.

In addition to those killed after opening fire, 160 people were accused of refusing commands to drop a weapon.

The student pointed the gun at Brownsville police officers who came to the scene, and he ignored numerous commands to drop it, police officials said.

After sweeping past a moon-washed Seine, for instance, runners may be commanded to drop to the ground in the courtyard of the Louvre for sets of situps, to the amusement of tourists and locals alike.

Harrison appeared in the doorway behind his mother, and within five seconds of the initial command to drop the screwdriver he was fiddling with, Harrison was shot.

He commanded me to "drop the weapon" and told Andre to exit the car.

He began yelling "loud, clear" commands at Yatim to drop the switchblade he was holding, but the teen refused.

"When a person is experiencing mental distress, barking commands at them to drop whatever they're doing, or to stop, or turn around, is simply ineffective," Morgan explains, citing a recent report written by Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé. "The evidence shows…that [police] tend to be overly aggressive and, instead of de-escalating, there's often an escalation….Are they equipped?