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
All of which has the distinct sound of a hush up.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
China’s tendency to hush up disease outbreaks has engendered widespread public distrust, and many farmers and livestock analysts say they assume the disease has infected more pigs, in more places, than officials have publicly acknowledged.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2019
“It does make sense,” Miss Leefolt say, but then she hush up when I come over to fill up they glasses.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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