quieten
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“Maybe you shouldn’t be speaking every day. You should just let things quieten down,” Macron said on Thursday.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
He said the team owed under-pressure boss Gregor Townsend a performance to quieten the noise around his future.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Martin Zubimendi's long-range drive just before half-time settled the nerves of the home crowd at the Emirates Stadium before Viktor Gyokeres struck twice to quieten his critics.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
The umpire had to repeatedly call for spectators to quieten down as they tried, unsuccessfully, to will Eala to victory.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Sacrabani, who had been screaming vigorously, began to quieten down: he gave one or two more tentative wails, then his mouth split in something like a smile and his fingers curled round Selvam’s.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Although it can be noisy, it quietens down significantly once the Pyramid stage performers finish for the day.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
We also found examples of ads aimed at busy parents, painting fast food as something that saves parents time, quietens children and feeds families.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2024
As Hollywood quietens for the holidays, she has been afforded a rare moment to reflect “on a wild and wonderful six months” since “Aftersun” premiered in Critics’ Week at Cannes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
This induces a trance-like state in which the conscious mind quietens down, apparently allowing the subconscious to do a little rewiring.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2018
‘Right, settle down,’ Miss Forshaw says, and the class quietens.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The former captain, who sprinted on to the field to congratulate her players during the timeout after Ecclestone's first catch, has calmly quietened talk of the issue.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Townsend only signed a new contract last September -- up until after the 2027 Rugby World Cup -- but that had not quietened the critics, especially after poor results in last Autumn's Tests.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
The anxiety and obligations quietened as the brain was flooded with feel-good chemicals.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
The manner in which he quietened the pro-Wawrinka crowd in an efficient victory stood him in good stead for facing Humbert.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
There was a murmur of dissent from the sphinxes behind her, and she flicked her tail in a quick whip of frustration, and they quietened.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
She described Ruben as "inoffensive" and "a normal bloke", adding that "Jon was definitely the leader, he was in charge" and if the children needed quietening down "he would speak to them like a teacher".
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
Here we are 12 months later, just as MPs may have thought things were quietening down before Parliament's summer break starting next week, and here we go again.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
On the circuit, meanwhile, a row about the format of individual events shows no sign of quietening down.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2020
Yet Kopatchinskaja produced a propulsion toward a quietening peace so overwhelming, it seemed inevitable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2018
Julius heard her voice, clear and shrill above the quietening crowd.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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