muzzle

Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

There is not an apparent muzzle flash from the shotgun during the short clip, which does not show the area where Allen was detained.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

The gun's massive muzzle fire is visible at the 46-second mark.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

Because no shell casings or muzzle flash was seen in surveillance video, police suspect the shooter used an airsoft handgun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

They moved on to the next post, Mustard on their heels, muzzle littered with ant parts.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

After hundreds of generations of human breeding, the dogs that emerged had shorter muzzles, smaller teeth and an enormous range of sizes, from lapdogs to hulking guardians.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

Columnists and other voices are being both actively censored by management and learning to quickly adapt to the boundaries imposed on them — even if those boundaries and muzzles are not explicitly communicated.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2025

They observed six of the animals licking nectar-filled flowers from as many as 30 plants, one after another—coating their muzzles in pollen in the process.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 19, 2024

Poppies like disturbed soil created by plodding hooves and nibbling muzzles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

These, which were the proper hounds for boars, wore muzzles because of their ferocity.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

“We look forward to making sure that oversight is preserved and protected and not muzzled and not unplugged or sabotaged.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

It added XL bullies "must be registered, microchipped, neutered and kept muzzled and on a lead in public and have third party insurance with The Dogs Trust".

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025

The 32-year-old attended a voluntary police interview the same month and was given a caution with conditions including to keep the dog muzzled and on a lead at all times in public places.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025

I squeezed my eyes shut, but I couldn’t pull back from the images that came next—the lines of marching, muzzled monsters.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Experts said such provisos still have the effect of muzzling a victim’s speech and hindering public accountability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

Lu said his “recourse to legal action has never been about muzzling fair criticism. It’s about defending against false claims that can seriously damage reputations.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

“I know that’s not as interesting as muzzling a comedian, but it’s so important to have a free press, and it is nuts that we aren’t paying more attention to it.”

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025

Sophie said she felt "torn" about committing to muzzling Autumn for life under the terms of the exemption, or risk her being seized.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023

There was a yearly average in Germany of four hundred dogs, dying of rabies, until the law requiring the muzzling of dogs was strictly enforced and since that time the disease is practically unknown.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson