Examples of 'quell' in a sentence
Meaning of "quell"
Quell means to suppress or extinguish something, such as a rebellion or feeling, and is used as a verb
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- To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
- To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
- To kill.
- To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
How to use "quell" in a sentence
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That will not quell his influence.
To quell threat and disorder wherever it appears.
But this did not quell the shouting.
Quell any hesitations someone might have.
In an attempt to quell the escalating civil war.
In the far reaches of the quell system.
We will quell this uprising in its infancy.
Her eye hath glances to quell mankind.
I left to quell rebellion and returned to more.
Three words that never quell doubt.
It was used to quell and surpress angry spirits.
This incomprehensible dialogue does not quell my anguish.
State to quell what he called the rebellion.
I did not get enough to quell the madness.
I left to quell rebellion and return to more.
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I will mimic my teacher and quell my fear.
We must quell the myths about abortion.
Send them northwest to quell the rebels.
Is able to quell calamities of wind and fire.
Soldiers are brought in to quell the strike.
He fought to quell the panic in his voice.
Harrigan has five men to an incident to quell.
He swallowed to quell his appetite for her.
For the police force in order to quell.
He was able to quell the flames to some extent.
They may eat in order to quell anger.
I have every right to quell a frog invasion of my country.
My expert standing does not allow me to quell debate.
Ates could soon quell the rebellion.
Passions than you have time to quell.
This blurb should quell your curiosity.
There is nothing you can do or say to quell it.
Cheers will not quell the fears.
Quell taught perfect control of mind and body.
The authorities failed to quell the violence.
I am trying to quell that by controlling the circus outside.
Niobrara soldiers were sent to quell civil disturbances.
I need you to quell this insurrection before it begins.
Whatever they can do to quell the regret.
Quell your pride and apologize.
Authorities used force to quell the disturbance.
Trying to quell the rumours about this photo.
An immediate execution would quell any unrest.
To quell the revolutionary spirit which had grown to.
This will do little to quell rumors of a rift.
He had to quell internal dissidence as well as external threats.
I drained his energy to quell the flames.
To quell any resistance to the government.
Tunisia plans unity govt to quell violence.
In an effort to quell a rising tide of unrest.
