How to Use deafen in a Sentence

deafen

verb

• 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
• Sometimes, the trio clapped along to the deafening beats of pans and drums.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• 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
• 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 noise of cheers, chants, music and truck horns was deafening.
  — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2023
• The noise of this on a concrete floor was deafening — a Morse Code from the nether regions.
  — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2017
• Expect a whole lot of yelling, a roiling sea of mosh pits and enough bass to deafen all of L.A. Live.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Both are squeaky wheels in need of grease, but the GIF's squeaking is deafening.
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2017
• The silence at the center of this moral void is deafening.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
• The mere sight of Rapinoe on the sideline draws deafening cheers.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
• When the lights cut, the stage turned red and a giant skull with golden eyes lit up the screen behind the stage, the shrieks were deafening.
  — Holly Gleason, Variety, 2 June 2023
• By the time the clips roll to President Trump, the theater fills with deafening boos.
  — Emily Zemler, latimes.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• On two trips in April and May to his cabin near Park Falls, the silence has been deafening.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2018
• 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
• From his place at the back of the theater, Shepard knew his play was dying on its feet by the deafening sound of silence in the house.
  — Robert Greenfield, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2023
• The only things filling the gym after that were deafening screams mixed with a few Roll Tide shouts.
  — Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
• Just 400 feet from the main building, the stockyards are deafening and hectic.
  — Max Siegelbaum, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2017
• The silence was deafening on film, and even more so on all of their social media tonight.
  — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2019
• When Belichick held up one of the Celtics T-shirts handed out at the game before the start of the fourth quarter, the applause was near-deafening.
  — Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 11 May 2017
• The lack of empathy and remorse is deafening from this man child.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 May 2020
• But until then, much like a A Quiet Place, the silence is deafening!
  — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 25 June 2018
• 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
• The Golden State lead grew to 36 points after back-to-back 3-pointers by Thompson that drew deafening cheers from the home crowd.
  — William Guillory, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
• The outlet’s deafening silence comes as the piece begins to fall apart in public.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 27 July 2023
• The roar at kickoff was deafening, and the hollowness when Rapinoe scored the opener even more so.
  — SI.com, 28 June 2019
• Even then, experts say, the court’s silence will be deafening.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
• Your hair stands on end, your teeth chatter, and your ears are deafened as the thunderous roar shakes your house and rattles the window panes.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
• The feedback at one show just about deafens the audience, so Fender jumps on stage and pulls a screwdriver out of his belt.
  — David Kirby, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
• The sound is deafening until you but on the Bose noise-canceling headsets.
  — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 28 May 2024