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
“The problem is you want to shout down any voice that says anything different than what you want to hear,” he said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2023
“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
