Sentence examples for while quelling from inspiring English sources

It's a fine distinction for a Republican Party trying to win favor with Hispanics while quelling a rebellion from nativist conservatives.

While quelling criticism from some, others remained in opposition, saying the route was still too intrusive along residential areas.

Lieutenant Commander Samuel G. Fuqua, the ship's damage control officer, earned the Medal of Honor for his cool-headedness while quelling fires and getting survivors off the ship.

He next starred opposite actress Julianne Moore in the box office bomb Freedomland, where he depicted a police detective attempting to help a mother find her abducted child while quelling a citywide race riot.

With memories of the 1999 World Cup fading, the Americans know a third world championship would go a long way toward saving their struggling domestic league, Women's Professional Soccer, while also quelling a feeling that the American women are no longer the dominant force they once were.

She mostly reverted to and repeated talking points, like referring to Mr. McCain as a "maverick" and the Republican ticket as a "team of mavericks," while not necessarily quelling doubts among voters about her depth of knowledge.

Today's announcement by Mr. Benson, while not necessarily quelling the furor over the Ruby Ridge incident, does mean it is unlikely to be revisited in the courtroom soon.

For now, the Kremlin is desperately spending down the hundreds of billions of dollars in reserves that it put away in good times, all the while trying to quell comparisons to Russia's economic meltdown in 1998, when the government, under Boris Yeltsin, defaulted on its debt.

This was the home of Anne de Bretagne — twice Queen of France — who bound Brittany to France, quelling rebellions while securing rights for her region.

Meanwhile, Ṭahmāsp had rashly attacked the Turks while Nadr was absent quelling a revolt in Khorāsān, but the shah was heavily defeated and was forced to conclude peace with the Turks on ignominious terms.

"While our troops are quelling violence and defeating terrorists in Baghdad and throughout Iraq, Democrats in Washington are trying to choke off funds for our troops in the field," said Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader.