Example Sentences

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Quelling the blaze had been made difficult because of the risk of collapse, firefighters said, adding there still were pockets of fire burning.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Quelling the problem in November and not jeopardizing missing any time in 2021 made the most sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2021

Quelling bodily anxiety is another aim of the project: “A trans volunteer said it was the first time he’d felt comfortable with his body.”

From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2018

Quelling criticism with speed clearly took precedence over research here.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2017

Yet in some actions southward he had share - In Mauretania and Numidia; there With eagle eye, and sword and steed and spur, Quelling uprisings promptly.

From Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses by Hardy, Thomas