muzzled

Example Sentences

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The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“We look forward to making sure that oversight is preserved and protected and not muzzled and not unplugged or sabotaged.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

His pen skewered power with elegance and edge, especially during the 1975 Emergency, a 21-month stretch of suspended civil liberties and muzzled media under Indira Gandhi's rule.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

After a brief conversation through the chain link fence, Matt says he'd be happy to continue the conversation in the field, provided Doug is muzzled and under Lily's partner Hayden's control at a distance.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

I squeezed my eyes shut, but I couldn’t pull back from the images that came next—the lines of marching, muzzled monsters.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken