Example sentences for: quash

How can you use “quash” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • And the dailies all quote her lawyer's comment that she will testify if his attempts to quash the grand jury subpoena are unsuccessful.

  • The NYT lead, also fronted by the WP , says that the Senate voted 50-47 to quash a health care bill backed by the Democrats.

  • Jesse Helms, R-N.C., the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has vowed to quash the nomination on the grounds that Weld is soft on drugs.

  • One third of this force is said to be specially trained to quash riots.

  • George W. Bush tried to quash the parody site www.gwbush.com, saying infamously, "There ought to be limits to freedom."


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