snuffed out

Example Sentences

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He stepped down after the 2019-20 season and was named the organization’s music director laureate but the COVID-19 pandemic snuffed out the ambitious celebrations that were to mark his triumphs .

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Dance No More” has a few squawky synths that hint at an appealingly analog ’80s feel, but everything is rendered so immaculately that any sense of naiveté is quickly snuffed out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Ollie Chessum bust a hole to spin the Italian defence, but the scramble snuffed out the danger.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

But again the Chinese player snuffed out the threat to take it to a tight tiebreak, where Anisimova muscled her way through with some searing groundstrokes.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

He raised his arm over the crowd just as he had before, when he'd snuffed out the lights of the city.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat