silencing

Example Sentences

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"Every two minutes a mother dies. These visa rejections are silencing those we most need to hear from," she added.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

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

Now, while Haaland's impressive haul of 29 goals for the campaign still leads the way, Semenyo - and others - are silencing those who feared City were too reliant on the Norwegian's goals.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

But briefly, silencing ourselves so we didn’t miss anything.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz