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
Hipolito and other bystanders rushed to film the actions and shout down the agents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
After several protestors were removed from the hearing room by Capitol Police while shouting "RFK kills people with AIDS," Cohen stood up to shout down lawmakers.
From Salon • May 15, 2025
An equal percentage said it’s acceptable to some extent to shout down a campus speaker.
From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022
My father is not dead, she wanted to shout down at them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
