Example Sentences

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“The ruling mutes the noisiest channel of tariff risk, but it does not end the story. It removes the air-raid siren, not the arsenal.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 22, 2026

Hydralazine acts by binding to and blocking ADO, which means it effectively "mutes" that oxygen alarm.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

The farmers and miners got to hear the most intoxicating music on Earth from brassy cornet players and driving saxophonists, exotic trombone mutes, squealing trumpets and sultry clarinets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

In addition, because these interventions must be opposed not through an election but through litigation in state courts, the forum itself mutes the public voice.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2023

To the south, a pall of smoke mutes the shine of the river.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir