quelled; quelling; quells
1
: to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
quell a riot
queller
noun
Examples of quell in a Sentence
Verb
the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown
the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
But statements like those did little to quell the anger.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Giddey also took a significant step toward quelling concerns about him as a shooter.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, their comments have done little to quell calls for greater government transparency surrounding the case.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But my incarceration now, like my glorious delusion then, cannot quell that yearning for something more.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
But statements like those did little to quell the anger.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Giddey also took a significant step toward quelling concerns about him as a shooter.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, their comments have done little to quell calls for greater government transparency surrounding the case.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quell
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“Quell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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