shout down
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday its students disrupted, heckled and tried to shout down a speech by Homeland Security general counsel James Percival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
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
As she spoke, a group of protesters outside the event could be clearly heard trying to shout down Ms. Harris.
From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2021
My father is not dead, she wanted to shout down at them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
