Sentence examples for may quell from inspiring English sources

His vigorous self-defence may quell speculation that he is about to resign.

In one way, the appointment of General Petraeus may quell the dissonant inside voices that have dogged the administration's Afghanistan policy, if only because of his stature.

[World Business, Section W.] The Concorde will return to the air next month, but the sluggish economy and safety concerns may quell enthusiasm for the jets.

The alterations introduced on Wednesday may quell most of the recent concerns among the Facebook faithful — if not the thousands who have pledged to commit digital suicide on May 31, according to Quitfacebookday.com.com

Capping salaries may quell public outrage in the short term.

The open-platform approach may quell some of the criticisms of the program, but it remains to be seen whether companies — and particularly young startups — will have the interest, time and resources to adapt their services to yet another platform.

Sometimes it helps to suck in your stomach, which may or may not quell the noise.

By hiring more veterans, we may possibly quell homelessness.

Some small studies have suggested black cohosh may help quell hot flashes, Dr. Grady said, but several others have not.

Hotels of North America may well quell the accusations of unfulfilled potential overshadowing his most recent work – while not exactly gripping, it is often funny and occasionally very beautiful.

But it may not quell another (contradictory) one: that a notoriously spendthrift management is splurging cash on acquisitions which it could be returning to shareholders.