hush up

Example Sentences

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Harry is suing Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd. over an article alleging he tried to hush up his separate legal challenge over the British government’s refusal to let him pay for police security.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Glasnost faced a dramatic test in April 1986, when a nuclear power station exploded in Chornobyl, Ukraine, and authorities tried at first to hush up the disaster.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022

They accused authorities of trying to hush up the crime.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2020

We’ve heard that his lawyer went through contortions to hush up a hush-up.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2018

"You hush up, boy, and let me think."

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick