snuffed out

Example Sentences

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He stepped down after the 2019-20 season and was named the organization’s music director laureate but the COVID-19 pandemic snuffed out the ambitious celebrations that were to mark his triumphs .

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Dance No More” has a few squawky synths that hint at an appealingly analog ’80s feel, but everything is rendered so immaculately that any sense of naiveté is quickly snuffed out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Home sales have limped along since rising prices and mortgage rates snuffed out the pandemic’s ultrahot seller’s market several years ago.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Along with acknowledging the changes to the report, Moore also said the city failed to adequately ensure that the Jan. 1, 2025 Lachman fire was fully snuffed out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

He raised his arm over the crowd just as he had before, when he'd snuffed out the lights of the city.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat