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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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The mind games that are typically part of every Miami game were quelled by Vancouver’s fearless play.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
As trillions of dollars of shareholder value evaporated, a coterie of defenders mobilized to quell any protest.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In hopes of quelling uncertainty, the president on Thursday announced a three-month pause on tariffs for nearly all trading partners, but notably left China out of the deal.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Those rumors were quelled a bit when Smith was traded for, but Las Vegas might still be making a play to land the star quarterback prospect.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The mind games that are typically part of every Miami game were quelled by Vancouver’s fearless play.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
As trillions of dollars of shareholder value evaporated, a coterie of defenders mobilized to quell any protest.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In hopes of quelling uncertainty, the president on Thursday announced a three-month pause on tariffs for nearly all trading partners, but notably left China out of the deal.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.
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