Example Sentences

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By then, the dust-up in Panama City was quieting down.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was quieting.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2022

Anyone can see that in the last four or five years I was quieting down, getting richer and quieter in my work: this was sculpture beginning to tap me on the shoulder.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was now 20 minutes after midnight, and the receiving ward was quieting down.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just when the commotion was quieting down, a man appeared at the schoolhouse door.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong