browbeaten

Example Sentences

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And when enough people feel shamed into silence and emotionally browbeaten into shutting down, things boil over.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025

But the truth is they had to be browbeaten into leading that revolution.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023

In an age when batters are browbeaten with launch angles aimed to produce longballs, the Guardians are an anomaly.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

As the tragedies accumulated midshow, I started to feel a little browbeaten by the cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

For once she was not going to be browbeaten.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl