deafen

Example Sentences

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It began not with an absence of noise or a deafening crush of earth, but with the gurgle of water and the alarm of a siren.

From Literature

“When you don’t speak out, the old adage that silence is deafening is absolutely true. You end up losing the public and you end up putting your own people at risk,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

But in the wake of an afternoon at Seattle’s deafening Lumen Field that should have propelled the Rams to the Super Bowl, this is one of those times.

From Los Angeles Times

Also on the bullish side, the IEA raised its demand forecast again, he says, while there’s been a “deafening silence” on Iran the past few days.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sound of the cracker shell going off was deafening at close range, and Owen threw his hands up over his ears.

From Literature