snuff out

Example Sentences

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He felt the wind try to snuff out his belief, his hope, but he held on tightly to it.

From Literature

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

Among the dead were athletes, artists and students whose photographs and brief biographies have since flooded social media, creating a digital memorial of young lives snuffed out under an internet blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal

"While some within the state may think that punishing outlets that refuse to toe the line may snuff out critical voices, in the modern age this is next to impossible," the editorial board said.

From BBC

His strictly regulated factory model brooks no challenges from his workers, and he employs an enormous security force to snuff out the merest whisper of pro-union sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal