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How to use decommission in a sentence

11 example sentences · verb

Decommission means to take out of service or to render unusable. Example: “They decommissioned the ship after the accident.”

Examples of decommission by meaning

verbTo take out of service or to render unusable.

  • They decommissioned the ship after the accident.
  • The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.
  • At that time, NRC required licensees to provide "reasonable assurance" that sufficient funds would be available to decommission their nuclear power plants.1999 May 3, “Executive Summary”, in Nuclear Regulation: Better Oversight Needed to Ensure Accumulation of Funds to Decommission Nuclear...

verbTo remove or revoke the commission of.

  • After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.
  • In many cases, these officers will be decommissioned, resulting in the termination of the officer's military status and the revocation of his or her commission.1987 August, Ronald K. Heuer, “Trial Defense Service Note: Officer Eliminations: A Defense Perspective”, in David R. Getz, editor, The Army...

verbTo remove or revoke the formal designation of.

  • The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.

More sentences with decommission

  • Although it no longer produces electricity, many people still work at Chernobyl decommissioning the plant.From the entry Chernobyl
  • The machine was decommissioned because it was producing widgets insufficiently.From the entry insufficiently
  • “The US Department of Justice is decommissioning the NLEAD in accordance with federal standards.”2025 February 22, Gloria Oladipo, “Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct”, in The Guardian. From the entry NLEAD
  • "Exceedances are decommissioned while they undergo remediation," Ms Hammat said.2025 September 9, Mya Kordic, “Lead in water at Perth Children's Hospital no risk to patient safety, WA health minister says”, in ABC…. From the entry exceedance
  • The project was attractive because of the ability to maximise the use of existing and decommissioned railways, minimise land take, and decrease the amount of disruption during the project.2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, pages 48–49. From the entry rocket

Meaning of decommission

  1. verb To take out of service or to render unusable.
  2. verb To remove or revoke the commission of.
  3. verb To remove or revoke the formal designation of.

Full definition of decommission

Questions about decommission in a sentence

How do you use decommission in a sentence?
Decommission is used as a verb. For example: “They decommissioned the ship after the accident.”
What is a short sentence with decommission?
“They decommissioned the ship after the accident.”
What does decommission mean?
Decommission means to take out of service or to render unusable.

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