silenced

Example Sentences

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"I was detained, but I did not commit a crime that warrants arrest... I am a journalist who is being silenced," testified Uludag, who has been a court reporter for 18 years.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Satirists can be censored, silenced, imprisoned, attacked and cancelled.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

As soon as everyone silenced their phones, the hosts began to banter like two old friends.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

"These are the findings of our organisation that the BBC failed to show but we refused to be silenced and censored and we thank Channel 4."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I was silenced by the sight of him propped by white hospital- looking pillows in a big armchair.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles