Example Sentences

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Maybe by keeping Williams quiet while sparing him effusive praise, Riley is trying to dull the hype that soon will be deafening.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

It will be deafening if he goes all the way at Wimbledon.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

If it’s another blue C30, the I-told-you-so chorus will be deafening.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022

However, former American player turned pundit Pam Shriver warned on Twitter the controversy may not be over: "If he plays the booing will be deafening."

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2022

The sound of fat wallets colliding in Toulon on Sunday night will be deafening, particularly with the final European pool rounds just over the horizon.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2013