drown out
Example Sentences
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The bus starts up and for a split second the wind seems to drown out the voices.
From Literature
A new award for best traditional country album has been added, after some in Nashville felt that the more modern pop-country sound was drowning out artists with a more pure country sound.
From Barron's
So instead he gave a great whoop of encouragement, loud enough to drown out Warren.
From Literature
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
