deafen

Example Sentences

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"It was still anybody's game and the noise was deafening," said Banks.

From BBC

The incessant sales pitches are buffeted by the usual deafening pounding music, which makes Vin Scully Avenue seem like Las Vegas Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times

She was hard of hearing in one ear, no doubt deafened by her own screaming.

From Literature

Torak’s new reed cape crackled like dead leaves; even his breath sounded deafening.

From Literature

Despite Evy’s mother growing less responsive each day, the house’s quiet feels deafening — the distinctly hollow sound of silence filling the place where life should be.

From Salon