How to Use deafening in a Sentence

deafening

adjective

• The deafening silence of the dead reef punched us in the gut.
  — National Geographic, 4 Jan. 2018
• The next thing that hits me is the deafening hum of cicadas.
  — Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• The winners are those with a deafening bang for the buck.
  — The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019
• The wind was deafening and water was filling up the room.
  — Becky Randel, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2017
• Then came a flash of light and a deafening crack, and a toilet lay in ruin.
  — Matthew Cappucci, chicagotribune.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• Roma soon scored a go-ahead goal and Mr. Rosi rose to blast a deafening siren and pump his fists.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 29 May 2017
• A deafening rumble came up from behind and the crowd parted like the Red Sea.
  — Ella Alexander, Longreads, 12 July 2017
• That daylong buzz became a deafening roar as the Knights poured on the goals in the first period.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• The dining room can be deafening when its 160 seats are full (which is most of the time, judging by my visits).
  — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
• The immense audience of 8,000 people rose to its feet, and the house rang with deafening cheers.
  — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• When he was done, a deafening silence engulfed the room.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• LRAD devices produce a deafening sound that can be heard up to 5.5 miles away.
  — Kate Samuelson, Time, 10 Aug. 2017
• Men whistle, tromp through mud and, of course, fire deafening artillery rounds.
  — Chuck Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2018
• The white and black birds literally fill the air, along with their nearly deafening sound.
  — Eric Adler, kansascity, 16 Mar. 2018
• Amid the deafening sounds of crossfire, a bomb planted in a cracked mud wall exploded.
  — Sharif Hassan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
• The sound of the explosion would arrive at the same time, a 105-decibel roar as deafening as a jet making a low pass flyover.
  — National Geographic, 11 June 2016
• The deafening chants started long before the Portland Thorns reached the platform at the north end of Providence Park.
  — Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• Apple’s hope is that maybe a little haptic jolt could be enough to nudge someone out of a deafening club.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 June 2019
• As the canopy fell to earth out of view, the two pilots were suddenly exposed to high winds, turbulence, and a deafening noise.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Jan. 2019
• If the bill does pass the Senate and some form of it ultimately ends up on the Resolute Desk, the calls for Trump to veto the bill will be deafening.
  — Alex Shephard, New Republic, 23 June 2017
• Dinosaurs still alive in Montana would have had their eardrums ripped apart by a deafening sonic boom.
  — Fox News, 9 Oct. 2019
• In the hours after the announcement, the radio silence from the White House — and from Trump's Twitter account — was deafening.
  — NBC News, 16 Feb. 2018
• The clashes turned the city’s heart into a dizzying mix of flames, tear gas and deafening shouts from protesters and police alike.
  — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019
• With a deafening roar and a burst of sparks, dozens of drag racing cars will hurtle down a short stretch of track at Sonoma Raceway this weekend.
  — Elena Shao, SFChronicle.com, 26 July 2019
• Before pneumatic tyres, city streets were full of the deafening clang of metal-rimmed wheels and horseshoes on stone.
  — The Economist, 17 May 2018
• Once the cameras flip onto him, the volume in the arena reaches a deafening level.
  — Christine Flammia, Esquire, 27 Aug. 2017
• The sound of absolute silence must be deafening when your best friend stops coming home.
  — Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 15 Nov. 2019
• The Iowa Select pig farm gives its visitors headphones, because the squeal of hogs is deafening.
  — Caitlin Dewey, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
• Once every decade or so, though, that cacophony turns deafening as millions of the winged insects emerge at once in dense throngs.
  — Amy McKeever, National Geographic, 3 June 2020
• Polar bear warning signs went unheeded; the deafening hum of the vicious, biting flies seemed like more of an imminent threat.
  — Hillary Richard, New York Times, 11 May 2020

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024