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

"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

Ayton has been quiet in this series, but he doesn’t plan to be silenced much longer with the season on the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Before he could be silenced he yelled out in a panic-stricken shout, “Matthias, Guosim’s dead! I’ve just seen her in that cave. She’s dead! Guosim is dead!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques