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

He hasn't posted a video for three years and says in spite of his legal victory, the Saudi government has succeeded in silencing him.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 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

This allows researchers to compare pathways and determine how energetically demanding it is for a cell to favor one chemical route while silencing others.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

The whole point of not talking about it, of silencing the memory, is to make it go away.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson