was silencing
- past progressive of silence.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Milone, a Mets castoff filling in for the injured Stephen Strasburg for a second time, was silencing the anemic New York lineup.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2018
On the other side, Chen was silencing the Nationals’ bats.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2018
“We wouldn’t like it if someone was silencing us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2017
The costs led to complaints from students and others that the university was silencing a potentially contentious speech rather than encouraging free and open debate.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2016
She was silencing him, placing her hand upon his mouth, when Delaherche came into the room, beside himself with indignation.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
