silencing
Example Sentences
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"Calling it swinging implies consent, and therefore puts the blame at the feet of the women, and that makes it silencing for those women."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Eliminating the host nation and silencing tens of thousands of American fans wasn’t enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“It is a backlash, a backslide, and it is happening at an unprecedented scale, where ultimately we are silencing women’s voices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Every two minutes a mother dies. These visa rejections are silencing those we most need to hear from," she added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Companera Grau has a point,” Celia begins, silencing a heckler, a cousin of Rogelio’s, with a harsh look.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
