Sentence examples for defuse a challenge from inspiring English sources

Obama promised a "new beginning" with Cuba, sought out Venezuela's Hugo Chávez for a handshake and used humour to defuse a challenge from Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.

Diana out trying to defuse a bomb.

The umpires' accessibility helped defuse a potentially touchy debate.

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

A reality check can sometimes help defuse a tense situation.

Some politicians, of course, would probably rather defuse a bomb.

His professionalism helped defuse a potentially tense situation.

Kindness can defuse a stressful situation.

It takes 5 seconds to plant and defuse a bomb.

Try a simple way to defuse a heated debate, just say "you may be right".

How do you defuse an international literary incident?