How to Use deafen in a Sentence

deafen

verb
  • Night in the steppe is deafening.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The cheers of the fans as the door opened on the plane and the team walked out was deafening.
    — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The drumbeat of the years is can be deafening.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes, the trio clapped along to the deafening beats of pans and drums.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • The noise of cheers, chants, music and truck horns was deafening.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The noise in the building was deafening.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 3 May 2026
  • Tracks still border one side of the park, and trains hurtle by in deafening bursts.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • The deafening sound of the cicadas rose from within the lush growth at the side of the road.
    — Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The sound of the cars already taking off was deafening.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
  • Ballard at one point just sat and smiled as the cheers on the other end of the phone were deafening.
    — Joseph Spears, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The silence from him is deafening.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The silence in the locker room would be deafening.
    — Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Even then, experts say, the court’s silence will be deafening.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The silence was deafening on film, and even more so on all of their social media tonight.
    — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The lack of empathy and remorse is deafening from this man child.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 May 2020
  • Even in the water, the noise in the aquatic center was deafening.
    — SELF, 11 June 2024
  • The mere sight of Rapinoe on the sideline draws deafening cheers.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
  • But the signal-to-noise ratio is deafening.
    — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 5 June 2026
  • The band members lined up at the front of the stage and bowed, and the curtains closed to deafening applause.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023
  • And that’s after launch, where they’ll be shaken like a can of paint and blasted with deafening noise.
    — Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
  • We’re met by deafening squawking, Raaaaak!
    — Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The roar of an unseen crowd blares, a deafening noise that rises and falls in enveloping waves.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Witnesses said the bull was struck dozens of times, and the sound of the battering was deafening.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Seconds later, the noise had built to a crescendo and the cheering and chants were deafening.
    — Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, 4 July 2017
  • The deafening quiet from leaders in the face of falsehood is not caution.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The outlet’s deafening silence comes as the piece begins to fall apart in public.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 27 July 2023
  • The deafening roars of the Garden were replaced by nothing in their place.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • The shot went in, and the awe of Wemby pressed the mute button on the deafening arena.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • The noise of this on a concrete floor was deafening — a Morse Code from the nether regions.
    — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2017
  • Both are squeaky wheels in need of grease, but the GIF's squeaking is deafening.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2017

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