shout down
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday its students disrupted, heckled and tried to shout down a speech by Homeland Security general counsel James Percival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“However, we are firm in the conviction that protesters — while they have a right to be heard — cannot be allowed to shout down, shut down, or obstruct the speech of others.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
An equal percentage said it’s acceptable to some extent to shout down a campus speaker.
From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022
“The latest events at Yale Law School in which students attempted to shout down speakers participating in a panel discussion should be noted,” Silberman wrote.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2022
My father is not dead, she wanted to shout down at them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
