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Meanings of cow into silence in English

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Usage of cow into silence in English
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Holland, cowed into silence, watched as Nat reverently pulled open the lid.
The arms maker of berlin
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Those who had been well-disposed toward them were either banished or cowed into silence.
China
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She winced and was effectively cowed into silence.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klinge...
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Most speakers would have been cowed into silence by the loud and incessant noise, but not John Hume.
The Irish Times
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Many have fled the country, others are in prison while a third group have been cowed into silence.
Reuters
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A great wave of excitement swept over the assembly, and the few who still doubted were cowed into silence.
Stories from Thucydides
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They looked at each other in silent, awkward expectation, all, bold desperadoes as they were, cowed into silence by her manner.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
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They were cowed into silence, they were afraid to tell him to his face that he ought to practise what he preached.
Luther Examined and Reexamined / A Review of Catholic Criticism ...
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The 1129 children, teachers and parents gathered were cowed into silence by the barrels of 34 guns.
News.com.au