silencing

Example Sentences

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On this night, the mercenaries prevailed, in a pummeling so relentless and a silencing so rapid that a three-peat appeared all but inevitable: Dodgers 14, Blue Jays 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

No amount of pressure, cyberbullying or arrest warrants has so far succeeded in silencing one of Pakistan's most prominent dissidents, the human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

"Now is the time for the Hong Kong authorities to transparently investigate the causes of the devastating fire...rather than silencing those who ask legitimate questions," Amnesty International said.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

They also criticized President Robbins statement against the massacre as part of “institutional patterns of silencing and intimidation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Cain releases my arm and his voice booms out, shaking the foundations of the amphitheater and silencing the panic setting in.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir