hush up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Harry is suing Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd. over an article alleging he tried to hush up his separate legal challenge over the British government’s refusal to let him pay for police security.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
Glasnost faced a dramatic test in April 1986, when a nuclear power station exploded in Chornobyl, Ukraine, and authorities tried at first to hush up the disaster.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2022
Rights activists say that local authorities often try to hush up cases like this one.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
They accused authorities of trying to hush up the crime.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
Mrs. Amos said, “Now, Toddy, hush up, you’ll just tire yourself out more.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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