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How to use the word deafening in a Sentence?

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Ignoring antisemitism when convenient is abhorrent ; it must always be exposed, condemned, and prevented regardless of political allegiance, the deafening silence emanating from GOP leaders regarding former President Trump’s meeting with Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, is frightening.

Liora Rez

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Homeland Security Republicans have sounded the alarm on the humanitarian crisis directlyresulting from President Biden’s reckless policies, which have incentivized families and young children to make the dangerous journey to the U.S.-Mexico border, the continued silence from Democrats on this humanitarian crisis is deafening. Democrats should be acting to address the devastation at the border. Republicans are ready with a plan to secure the border, address the pull factors created by the Biden administration, and end this humanitarian crisis on day one of a Republican majority.The American people have had enough and Homeland Republicans are prepared to address the raging fire at our Southwest border.

John Katko

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The GOP must answer for a candidate who believes women having the right to vote has damaged America, the real question is when the NRCC [National Republican Congressional Committee] will denounce Gibbs and remove him from their ‘Young Gun’ program. Their silence is deafening.

Matt Corridoni of the DCCC

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I imagine it was deafening for those in its path, we're used to snow and that doesn't bother us but to see that type of weather just shocked everyone.

Brandon Smith

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are happy to see the people of New Orleans finally able to return to normal and enjoy the Mardi Gras season, that is exactly what we have been advocating for.We are furious to see our so-called city leaders violating their own mask mandate all through the carnival season while demanding that ordinary citizens and children remain masked. The hypocrisy and privilege will no longer be tolerated. The silence from our state legislature is deafening. We see you, and we are coming for you.

Rodrigue Arcuri

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Holocaust distortion is an attack on Jewish identity and memory, and Lara Logan should apologize immediately, we also call on Lara Logan employer Fox to voice their disapproval of her statements. Their silence has been deafening.

Holly Huffnagle

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is a comprehensive problem across Virginia, and McAuliffe’s silence on this topic is deafening, critical race theory, which tries to teach our kids to feel inferior to one another, is exactly the opposite of what we need to do to bring them together to achieve their wildest dreams.

Glenn Youngkin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Students are feeling lonely because they're not seeing the kind of outcry about anti-Semitism that they themselves participated in, in other formats of hate, seeing silence on the internet is deafening.

Merav Fine Braun

Found on CNN
2 years ago

But certainly it's remarkable... the silence is somewhat deafening, duncan Clark got the signal that' I spoke too much, that caused me trouble so I need to shut Angela Zhang up'.

Duncan Clark

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The silence of many is deafening. Especially when our country is under attack by those who challenge the moral values of our Constitution.

RJ Intindola

added by RJ Intindola
4 years ago

The people who should be held accountable are still not being held accountable, the silence is f---ing deafening.

Thom Yorke

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

It is a near-constant roar akin to a full-throttle 747 interspersed with deafening, earth-shattering explosions that hurtle 100-pound (45-kg) lava bombs 100 feet (30 meters) into the air.

Mark Clawson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The sound was deafening, like 100 freight trains, ground was bouncing up and down.

Keith Brock

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I don’t know if this curried disfavor with the group, with the HFPA. But the silence was deafening.

Brendan Fraser

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

[ People are ] afraid if they say anything it will open a Pandora's box... in this town, there's a code of silence that is deafening. You can hear a pin drop in this town.

Stella Parton

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Congress has become complicit in these murders by its total, unconscionable deafening silence, this doesn't have to happen but this epidemic will continue without end if Congress continues to sit on its hands and do nothing – again.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Congress has become complicit in these murders by its total, unconscionable deafening silence. This doesn't have to happen, but this epidemic will continue without end if Congress continues to sit on its hands and do nothing – again.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Boko Haram kept shelling the area with RPGs, ... Many people were also injured. it was deafening explosions all over, as volleys of RPGS were fired by Boko Haram from outside the city.

Malam Yusuf

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It was deafening explosions all over, as volleys of RPGS were fired by Boko Haram from outside the city.

Malam Yusuf

Found on CNN
8 years ago

... Many people were also injured. it was deafening explosions all over, as volleys of RPGS were fired by Boko Haram from outside the city.

Malam Yusuf

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class, i then ?saw a man in a kaftan being pursued by a crowd across the open field who kept turning and firing shots at the crowd and then suddenly he exploded with a deafening sound.

Tijjani Musa

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I was blown through the air. There was a deafening explosion, as I was sitting up my brain was in this haze and I couldn't hear out of my left ear and there was screaming and I realized ... it must have been a bomb.

Colton Kilgore

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Spring is about to spring. Persephone is coming back and the ice is groaning, about to break with the exquisite and deafening roar. It's a time for madness a time for our fangs to come down and our eyes to glaze over so that the beast in us can sing with unmitigated joy. Oh yes, ecstasy, I welcome thee

David Assael

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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