quieten

Example Sentences

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Clearly, music seemed to quieten the internal storm.

From BBC

This time they combined on each other’s goals to quieten a Stade Velodrome crowd full of belief after the recent cup win against a PSG side reeling from five defeats in its 12 previous games.

From Seattle Times

They need a win to boost morale and to quieten the growing whispers about Rodgers’ three-year life cycle.

From The Guardian

Organisers also hope it will quieten a steady drumbeat of criticism from activists and governments over China's rights record in Xinjiang and elsewhere - criticism that China rejects.

From Reuters

Furbank almost quietened those who doubted his last-minute selection with an impressive break that came dangerously close to an individual score.

From BBC