silenced
Example Sentences
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Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, said artists should "not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas wrote on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas, who is the brother of singer Billie Eilish, said on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The exhibition features work from artists forced into exile, silenced or persecuted and Zhemkova said it was a good example of Memorial's work outside Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
That silenced my mother, but only for a minute.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
