drown out
Example Sentences
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“This is a historic day,” Ben-Gvir said as a yellow excavator behind him pushed into one of the compound’s walls, drowning out his voice.
She also visited Congress to meet US senators during her visit to Washington, where her remarks to reporters were drowned out by supporters chanting "María, presidente" and waving Venezuelan flags.
From BBC
That can be done as simply as bombarding a drone or rocket with signals that drown out the connection to their operator or satellite guidance.
Moments of good have been drowned out by the brain fades.
From BBC
In a nation of noisy confrontationalists—the skillful soft touch replaced by the swing of a folding chair—reason is routinely drowned out by the loudest voices in the room.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
