quieten

Example Sentences

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Clearly, music seemed to quieten the internal storm.

From BBC

This time they combined on each other’s goals to quieten a Stade Velodrome crowd full of belief after the recent cup win against a PSG side reeling from five defeats in its 12 previous games.

From Seattle Times

But when the IndiGo staff saw him, they warned the parents that he would not let them board, "if the child did not quieten down and become 'normal'".

From BBC

Sullivan, 73, plus fellow co-chairman David Gold and chief executive Karren Brady, remain distrusted by large sections of the West Ham support even if the hostility has been quietened by on-pitch performances.

From BBC

They need a win to boost morale and to quieten the growing whispers about Rodgers’ three-year life cycle.

From The Guardian