have squelched
- present perfect of squelch.
Example Sentences
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Two decades of international sanctions and a currency in free fall have squelched imports of instruments and research materials, halting experiments.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 11, 2023
In their efforts to consolidate and preserve a diverse coalition across ideological and religious bounds, the protests have squelched many voices raised against the decades-long oppression in their midst.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
We witness Updike’s will in the face of repeated early rejections, rebuffs that would have squelched the drive of a less determined artist.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2014
“It was his natural reaction, but probably if he could do it again, he would have squelched it.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2013
Her tone should have squelched Patience, but it didn't.
From The S. W. F. Club by Jacobs, Caroline E. (Caroline Elliott Hoogs)
