How to Use quiet down in a Sentence

quiet down

verb
  • Upstairs, the pace slows and things quiet down.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The Ament buzz has quieted down in the last week.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 18 June 2026
  • Over the last month or so, those rumors have started to quiet down.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd quieted down, and there was a faceoff in the neutral zone.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
  • While mild cases sometimes quiet down on their own, that’s not always the case.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 May 2026
  • All the talk about Tucker’s megadeal is quieting down.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The teacher used the numbers as a call and response as a means to quiet down the classroom.
    — Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And the audience waits, in the living room the children quiet down their games.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • At least one prominent geyser is quieting down.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
  • One of his favorite moments comes long after the presses quiet down.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Up here, the roads quiet down, the scenery sharpens and sheep outnumber people.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
  • That criticism will surely quiet down now.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
  • Franklin will need to lead his team to a convincing win to help quiet down some of the negative outside noise.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Long after everything quiets down, nighttime can be a source of strain for many first-time parents.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Beds are plush, and rooms are well insulated from outside noise, which matters in a city that rarely quiets down.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • The weather will quiet down overnight and cool down on Wednesday, with cloudy skies and highs in the 70s.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • His performance was truly impressive and will quiet down the doubters at least for the time being.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
  • There is one day every Tony Awards season when the campaigning quiets down.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • There’s just enough here in terms of restaurants, bars, and events, though things quiet down considerably in the wintertime.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The issue has seemingly quieted down in recent years.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • While the harassment seemed to quiet down for two years, Dick made movement in 2024.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • While the harassment seemed to quiet down for two years, Dick made movement in 2024.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Everything quiets down after that.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • If Stoops can lead his men to a victory, the speculation around his future will begin to quiet down.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
  • So, things are starting to quiet down a little bit and getting back to the enjoyment of working with our horses and training the rest of the stable.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • As for this erupting volcano, now that it's quieted down, scientists have been trying to predict when the next outflow could occur.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 17 June 2026
  • Because of that trend, Upton isn’t ready to rule out additional fireworks from the sun, even as the solar cycle starts to quiet down.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Northeast has quieted down after being battered by rain and wind on Friday.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Brown, after an authoritative start to the fourth quarter, went quiet down the stretch, scoring just two points in the final five minutes and missing his last three shots.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Passionate chants and rendition of the national anthem quickly quieted down — then the players struck back.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026

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