shout down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday its students disrupted, heckled and tried to shout down a speech by Homeland Security general counsel James Percival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
After several protestors were removed from the hearing room by Capitol Police while shouting "RFK kills people with AIDS," Cohen stood up to shout down lawmakers.
From Salon • May 15, 2025
“However, we are firm in the conviction that protesters — while they have a right to be heard — cannot be allowed to shout down, shut down, or obstruct the speech of others.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
An equal percentage said it’s acceptable to some extent to shout down a campus speaker.
From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022
I hear Poe’s annoyed voice shout down the hallway to me, followed by the sound of his door slamming shut a few seconds later.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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