Sentence examples for quell this from inspiring English sources

On Friday, the Federal Reserve tried to quell this panic by announcing a surprise cut in the discount rate, the rate at which it lends money to banks.

Mr. Kabila is learning that he cannot rely on his army to quell this rebellion, which is no surprise, given that Congo's military has been notoriously corrupt, dysfunctional and predatory for years.

(This one is a little peculiar, though perhaps not in the land of the Kama Sutra. Krishna begs Radha, "Place your tender lotus feet upon my head / And quell this burning fire, / Beloved mine").

Mr Blunkett did not go out of his way to quell this suggestion by saying cheerfully to a conference of querulous teachers last weekend that he was, alas, taking his leave of them.

But on behalf of the 9-year-old me who set out on a mission as yet unfinished, I will not quell this fear, but let it combust and propel me toward my dreams.

The feud is taking on proportions worthy of historical conflicts: Bill Parcells makes a move, Robert K. Kraft summons his minions in Boston to quell this guy from New Jersey.

The salesgirl quelled this notion in no time.

Success in quelling this guerrilla war will depend less on the military than on politics and diplomacy.

We quelled this existential crisis by walking to the one place on campus where we could reflect on our childhood without being bothered.

The rain has come and done our job for us, quelling this fire in one day, where a month of our hard labor could not.

The rain has come and done our job for us, quelling this fire in one day, where a month of our hard labour could not.