It depicts as gallant a band as ever marched to the sound of martial music or Deployed for battle.
"The Jericho Road"
W. Bion Adkins
Arrived at the cliff's edge, they Deployed with great caution-that no noise might scare the mermaids from coming forth-and searched for a nook where, themselves hidden, they could command a view of the cove at their feet.
"Major Vigoureux"
A. T. Quiller-Couch
A sharp order rang out, and the guards Deployed fan-wise and, riding knee to knee, drove the crowd back irresistibly to the end of the avenue, utterly disregarding the angry murmur of protest, and the general crushing that ensued.
"Fantômas"
Pierre Souvestre Marcel Allain