Examples of shush in a Sentence
The librarian shushed the noisy children.
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The View has a long history of guests receiving sustained standing ovations — and Goldberg attempting to shush rowdy audience members.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Justin Thomas found himself in the unique position of trying to amp up the crowd in support of his team, while also trying to shush them so that his opponents could have a fair chance of playing.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
While McIlroy would shush the crowd, Reed would bow down to them, celebrating like every short putt was a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Booing begins, and then shushing, and then booing again.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Justin Thomas found himself in the unique position of trying to amp up the crowd in support of his team, while also trying to shush them so that his opponents could have a fair chance of playing.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
While McIlroy would shush the crowd, Reed would bow down to them, celebrating like every short putt was a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Booing begins, and then shushing, and then booing again.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shush
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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shush. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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