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

Jerry West fortunately put the kibosh on that deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 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

Then in 2015, then-Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was scheduled to headline a fantasy football convention at the Venetian that the NFL put the kibosh on because it was on casino property.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

On the third day, Al Ulbrickson put the kibosh on their swimming.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown