kibosh

Example Sentences

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But whether a listener calls for a boycott of Harbour’s projects or a kibosh on Allen’s music, they’re playing into Allen’s hand.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

This may explain how a handful of homeowner groups put the kibosh on a 16-mile above-ground rail line across the west San Fernando Valley back in the early 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

But so far ministers have been bullish, regarding pretty much all of these amendments as ultimately trying to kibosh their entire plan.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

Even at that, a federal study on physical education in the 1920s put the kibosh on girls basketball in some areas of the state.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

It is within the ability of even the most drained fairy to put a complete mind kibosh on any human alive.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer