drowned out
Example Sentences
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He received a hero’s welcome in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv after forging a tenuous Gaza ceasefire last October, visibly moved as he was drowned out by appreciative shouts of “Thank you, Witkoff!”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
As the hours passed, some told the screaming families to be quiet, but their pleas were drowned out by the crowds and motorcycles.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The market debut will be daring: On the surface, IQM risks being drowned out by building the same superconducting quantum architecture championed by much larger, deeply entrenched rivals like IBM and Alphabet’s Google.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
We have the opposite problem — mountains of rigorous scientific evidence, drowned out by noisy advice, marketing, and fads.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026
And like with listening, the subtle skim of a soul could be drowned out by a nearer, louder presence.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
