Example Sentences

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When Harrington emerged to receive her gold medal the whistles and cheers were deafening, with the smile on her face visible from everywhere inside the stadium.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

The tension and silence in the room were deafening, even as courtroom reporters struggled to report the news due to downed Wi-Fi.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

The "MVP! MVP!" chants were deafening when Embiid finished a three-point play that tied it at 81 with 48 seconds left in the third.

From Fox News • Jan. 30, 2022

Those chants were deafening after the game, as the audience was elated that Jennings’s prophecy had, in some way, finally come true.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

There were deafening cheers and congratulations from the people all around.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman