Sentence examples for seeking to drown from inspiring English sources

Seeking to drown their own?

The reaction against CNN from the State Department has been so vituperative that it has led to questions of whether the department was seeking to drown out a central element of the reporting — that the consulate was poorly defended and unprepared for the attack, which came on the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

Will our opponents seek to drown us with their campaign cash?

Mr. Morsi's opponents complained that the Muslim Brotherhood had sought to drown out their rally, and they blamed its supporters for starting the attack.

I sought to drown it out with the din of passing time, to diminish its value, to blunt its edge with the rush of daily life".

His supporters sought to drown them out with chants of "O-ba-ma," and Mr. Obama ad-libbed his own response with an addition to his stump-speech arguments against the dangers of electing Republicans.

Worshippers attend synagogue in fancy dress and whenever the name of Haman is mentioned they stamp their feet and seek to drown out the villain's name with rattles.

As the graphic video was circulated, some Twitter users started two hashtags - #ISISmediablackout and #DontShare - which sought to drown out messages showing the disturbing content, replacing it with images of Foley taken while he was working.

Egypt sought to drown and was drowned in return.

In this country Islamist organizations seek to drown out the complex, heterogeneous and multifaceted community of Muslims in America.

That individual may seek isolation or obsessively listen to music in an attempt to drown out the voices.