shout down
Example Sentences
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Hipolito and other bystanders rushed to film the actions and shout down the agents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
What Homan lacks in eloquence—he frequently slurs his words and can be hard to understand—he makes up for with a savant’s command of names and numbers and a willingness to shout down interlocutors.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
“The problem is you want to shout down any voice that says anything different than what you want to hear,” he said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2023
Following the interruption, Mr Yousaf appealed to SNP members to not "shout down" those who were trying to be heard.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2023
Several days after the birthday song, I heard a shout down the hallway: “Don’t!”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
