snuffed out
Example Sentences
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That perfectionism almost snuffed out the song that became her calling card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
That was the highest score in women's T20s at Lord's and England snuffed out any chance of the Windies pulling off the chase.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
He stepped down after the 2019-20 season and was named the organization’s music director laureate but the COVID-19 pandemic snuffed out the ambitious celebrations that were to mark his triumphs .
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
“Dance No More” has a few squawky synths that hint at an appealingly analog ’80s feel, but everything is rendered so immaculately that any sense of naiveté is quickly snuffed out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Interlocking loops of multicolored construction paper—six million of them for the six million Jewish lives snuffed out during the Holocaust.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
