silencing

Example Sentences

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On this night, the mercenaries prevailed, in a pummeling so relentless and a silencing so rapid that a three-peat appeared all but inevitable: Dodgers 14, Blue Jays 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"This is a setback, but the movement to defend people and the planet has always faced setbacks and resistance, and Energy Transfer will fail in its goal of silencing its critics."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

He hasn't posted a video for three years and says in spite of his legal victory, the Saudi government has succeeded in silencing him.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

They also criticized President Robbins statement against the massacre as part of “institutional patterns of silencing and intimidation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

“He took off,” a voice says from behind me, immediately silencing all music, all chatter, the wind and the sea.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson