Sentence examples for try to quell from inspiring English sources

The police opened fire on Wednesday to try to quell the violence, Mr. Ye Htut said.

H.P. appeared to try to quell concerns by raising its full-year profit forecast.

In turn, India increased its military presence in the region to try to quell the uprising.

I try to quell my anguish and save them, but it's too late.

Police fired tear gas to try to quell the crowd, triggering the stampede.

And once a show starts, an usher may try to quell a rule-breaking patron.

But the tiny hummingbird decided it would try to quell the flames.

As the street battles raged, the police fired live ammunition and smoke canisters to try to quell the disturbances.

World leaders are focused on agricultural supply data, insurance schemes and speculation as they try to quell volatility in global food markets.

A huge worry, administration officials said, is that in desperation Mr. Assad would use chemical weapons to try to quell the uprising.

In Washington, Mr. Boehner seemed to try to quell the sniping when he was asked if he agreed with Mr. Romney's assessment of Russia.