How to Use quieten in a Sentence

quieten

verb
  • The fans had quietened down, the match was now a lot more even.
    SI.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Eight months later, Fleabag isn't old news, but the furore has quietened.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Talk of that move has since quietened, but Griezmann's latest comments could add fuel to the fire once again.
    SI.com, 23 July 2019
  • While reports have quietened down since any initial flurry at the start of May, Chelsea and Arsenal have also been linked with the forward.
    SI.com, 18 May 2018
  • The Swiss international - currently away with his country for the World Cup - has been linked with a move to Merseyside, but talks is starting to quieten down.
    SI.com, 16 June 2018
  • Tocilizumab is approved to quieten the chatter of immune molecules in rheumatoid arthritis and in some types of cancer.
    Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Things quietened down after the restart but Saudi Arabia did look for a third penalty minutes into the second half - referee Wilmar Roldán waved away the hopeful appeals.
    SI.com, 25 June 2018
  • The Manchester club were heavily linked with a move for the Serbian prior to the 2018 World Cup, but talks of a deal quietened following his underwhelming performances in the tournament.
    SI.com, 9 July 2019
  • In a nuanced and counterintuitive creative choice, the adults’ voices are quietened in the background, which forces viewers to focus on Alex’s words rather than her parents’ assumptions.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 June 2017
  • If supersonic air travel is ever to return, Concorde’s successors will thus have to quieten their act.
    The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Pellegri's goal quickly quietened the Roman crowd, which had saluted Totti before kickoff.
    Ap, USA TODAY, 28 May 2017

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