pipe down
Example Sentences
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Another microbiologist and senior doctor, Christine Peters, said she was advised by a senior colleague to "pipe down" or she would find things "hard" professionally.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Payton walked over to the boo birds and told them to pipe down and to be respectful around the young quarterback’s family.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
Bongino, instead of replying with statistics or facts, instead told Rivera to "take a Valium" and "pipe down."
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2021
So when he heard that Rizzo had told his teammates to pipe down, Kintzler worried a misconception had ended his Nationals tenure.
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2018
“Probably just a mouse. Now pipe down before you wake someone.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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