Sentence examples for was squashed by from inspiring English sources

This hope was squashed by last year's Nobel award.

His previous idea, to rebuild the twin towers, was squashed by a public outcry.

But the idea was squashed by Tony Blair, then the prime minister.

Keynes's idea was squashed by the Americans, who stood to lose from it.

A proposed student sit-in was squashed by the university authorities.Nor, concedes one of three barred female deputies, have Iranian women taken much note of events.

But the plan was squashed by East Hampton officials under zoning laws that bar residential homes from being used for commercial purposes.

That scandal has been squashed by sacking or moving judges, police and prosecutors.

But on "The Eminem Show," his third major-label album, Eminem's scansion was being squashed by his personality.

(Not publicly because they do not want to be squashed by a mob of people chasing floating $100 bills).

The latter stands high in the S by our map times but is squashed by our map projection.

"They are accurately perceiving that they are being squashed by the political economy and government of the US.