The quelled rebellion. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He made a momentary show of haughty, indignant refusal, but a movement of my sword quelled the brief revolt in him. From Wordnik.com. [An Enemy to the King] Reference
Problems that have, for the most part, have been, well, described as quelled, although there still have been some internal problems. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2007] Reference
So, she kind of quelled that suspicion right away -- just -- just trying to engage them in whatever conversation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 28, 2009] Reference
William Walworth, Mayor of London, the storm was quelled. From Wordnik.com. [A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses] Reference
For the fight had been quelled, and the escape discovered. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Treasure Hunter or, Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska] Reference
In 805, Charlemagne quelled and conquered the Sclavonians. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
A rebellion was raised in Sicily, but soon quelled by the death of. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
Coquimbo, so that the affair in the North may be considered quelled. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
I hope that has quelled any concerns about the diversity of my staff. From Wordnik.com. [Jilly Gagnon: Diverse Perspectives in Mayor Bloomberg's Office] Reference
This Queen quelled the two rebellions of O'Neal and Tir-Owen in Ireland. From Wordnik.com. [A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses] Reference
The demon in him had been quelled by the unflinching eyes of the sane man. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
With tacit U.S. approval, Syrian troops quelled the Muslim-Christian fighting. From Wordnik.com. [NAME OF THE FATHER] Reference
The rioting had been effectually quelled, and the streets were once more quiet. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
He knew in some inner sense that the mighty life force in him had quelled the cat. From Wordnik.com. [The Monster] Reference
General Drudkoff could now sleep in peace; the insurrection in Togarog was quelled. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
The damage, however, goes beyond the December blizzards that quelled holiday shopping. From Wordnik.com. [Surviving The Shakeout] Reference
But directly afterwards babel would break out, to be sternly quelled by the heavy-jowled man. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
"Ah," said he, in an instinct of fear that quelled his rapture; "ah, if they take you from me!". From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
With wild eyes you quelled grief and ruin, salved dark desire with the tender ointment of your kisses. From Wordnik.com. [Nineveh] Reference
What I am certain about is that the human desire for dignity, respect and self-worth cannot be quelled. From Wordnik.com. [Josh Shahryar: Iran's Uprising Continues -- From Prison Cells] Reference
She had always been afraid of the dark, often cold, often quelled by quiet, made sullen by indifference. From Wordnik.com. [Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso] Reference
Riots and local revolts occurred occasionally in the Old South, but were never serious and were easily quelled. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference
My own inner marm was quelled a few years ago, when I spent several days with Serena for a profile for NEWSWEEK. From Wordnik.com. [Return To The Top] Reference
In certain cases, the cutting impulse can be quelled by the drug Naltrexone, commonly used to treat heroin addicts. From Wordnik.com. [An Armful Of Agony] Reference
King Pepin again conquered this country, and Charlemagne and Louis le Débonnaire quelled it when it thrice rebelled. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
But the slump the Bundesbank's tight-money policies has forced on Europe has quelled much of the enthusiasm for integration. From Wordnik.com. [Europe In Pieces] Reference
In the end, what uprising there was among the majority shareholders was quelled and James was installed in BSkyB's corner office. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Wolff: Hacking Scandal: Murdoch to Blair -- Help!] Reference
The passion of an angry and enslaved people had for the moment broken its bonds, and the tumult could not be quelled by mere words. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
Milosevic quelled a miners 'hunger strike and proceeded to institute measures of discrimination against the Albanians in the province. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
Many say the alt-rock revolt quelled itself last year when Lollapalooza's co-founder Perry Farrell re-formed his old band Jane's Addiction. From Wordnik.com. [The Day The Alt.Music Died] Reference
But the duke comes on in great anger, and right wroth and furious is he because he has not quelled and slain Cliges at the first encounter. From Wordnik.com. [Cligés. English] Reference
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