quelled; quelling; quells
1
: to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
quell a riot
queller
noun
Examples of quell in a Sentence
Verb
the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown
the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement
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NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Jefferies Financial Group – The investment bank rose about 3% after CEO Rich Handler sought to quell investor concerns about the bankruptcy of First Brands.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Those deployments provoked more protests, which, in turn, fuelled the Administration’s claims that troops are needed to quell them.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Phillies starters Cristopher Sánchez and Jesús Luzardo did an excellent job quelling Ohtani in the NLDS, keeping him 0-for-6 with four strikeouts.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Randrianirina said his soldiers had decided to stand with protesters and had exchanged gunfire with security forces who were attempting to quell weekend protests, and one of his soldiers was killed.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Jefferies Financial Group – The investment bank rose about 3% after CEO Rich Handler sought to quell investor concerns about the bankruptcy of First Brands.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Those deployments provoked more protests, which, in turn, fuelled the Administration’s claims that troops are needed to quell them.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Phillies starters Cristopher Sánchez and Jesús Luzardo did an excellent job quelling Ohtani in the NLDS, keeping him 0-for-6 with four strikeouts.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quell
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“Quell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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