Sentence examples for defuse a from inspiring English sources

Diana out trying to defuse a bomb.

The umpires' accessibility helped defuse a potentially touchy debate.

"Our role," Mr. Monrose said, "is to defuse a potential disaster in Brooklyn".

The Cairo embassy was understandably trying to defuse a potentially dangerous situation outside its walls.

Names can "defuse a situation that could be tense," Ms. Wellford said.

But cool-headed Kurds are working with American forces to defuse a potentially explosive situation.

They make their reputations by their ability to defuse a diplomatic imbroglio or craft a communique.

He'd once seen an attorney he admired do the same, to help defuse a charged moment.

Still, somehow, here was Mr. Richardson trying to defuse a nuclear confrontation involving North Korea.

Officials and opposition politicians are locked in talks to defuse a potentially explosive situation.

They argue that Mrs. Merkel is behaving in a way intended to defuse a more populist mood in Germany.