Examples of shush in a Sentence
The librarian shushed the noisy children.
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Before the chatter can continue, Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), the Cal Fire Division Chief and mother of Bode Leone (Max Thieriot), quickly shushes everyone and reminds them to focus.
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Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
My mother would shush him and change the subject.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
To the point where Reid shushed him down at times.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
My mother would shush him and change the subject.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
To the point where Reid shushed him down at times.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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 2 Jun. 2026.
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