silenced

Example Sentences

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Jones said "both stories, told by silenced voices, represented the best in the book trade".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Ayton has been quiet in this series, but he doesn’t plan to be silenced much longer with the season on the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

But even people who aren’t being silenced, such as all the folks crying “cancel culture” after being called names on social media, steal the valor of bona fide free speech martyrs.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

"If this crucial decision maker is silenced, chronic pain does not occur. If it is already ongoing, chronic pain melts away."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

The alarm beeped its insistent warning, and I silenced it with Jesse’s birthday.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson