hushed up
Example Sentences
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When Ellison took the witness stand in the late morning, following her former colleague Gary Wang, every single reporter in the media-overflow room hushed up.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2023
In September 2013, he denied that he had hushed up the scandals.
From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2022
These isolated eruptions are hushed up, suppressed by the local news media and by police and fire crews that respond to the “incidents.”
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022
Dr David Appleby believes the presence of "European Catholics" among the dead and unease over the bloodshed led to the battle later being hushed up.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2020
She hushed up when we got to the back porch.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
