hushed up
Example Sentences
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When Ellison took the witness stand in the late morning, following her former colleague Gary Wang, every single reporter in the media-overflow room hushed up.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2023
In September 2013, he denied that he had hushed up the scandals.
From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2022
Transgender people are part of the history of the American West, but their stories were kept hushed up.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021
Dr David Appleby believes the presence of "European Catholics" among the dead and unease over the bloodshed led to the battle later being hushed up.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2020
I sent one of my famous glares his way till he hushed up and turned red.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
