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Once again, as if by executive order, bonds of community were declared to be strong and enduring, the divisions and contradictions within quieted by the uniquely menacing threat from without.

New South Creed: Looking Backward, 2001-1970 2003

He crossed the stile, and with a word quieted Sally's dog as it rose to challenge him, and then went with him, licking his hand.

The Call of the Cumberlands Charles Neville Buck 1904

The word quieted him, and with a gasp his mind seemed to change at once.

Tracy Park Mary Jane Holmes 1866

The two men on the floor attempted to rise, but Betty clung to their feet, and George's sword quieted them.

The Touchstone of Fortune Charles Major 1884

They -- the police presence, of course, kind of quieted things down, but it could have become really ugly.

CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2008 2008

And finally, now that things have kind of quieted down, there's going to be another election on December 26, he felt that it was safe to go back to Vienna.

CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2004 2004

As you know, in the early days of this -- in the early post - September 11 days, there was a faction led by Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy secretary of Defense, who really wanted to go after Iran aggressively and that faction, that voice within the administration, has kind of quieted down, but there's a lot of support for that and the question is: What does going after Iran mean?

CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2001 2001

The northern influence kind of quieted down that sort of overt violence, and they would let us register.

Oral History Interview with Andrew Young, January 31, 1974. Interview A-0080. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1974

Don't seem quite to have so much get-up in her as she used to ... seems kind of quieted down ... but she's got class, and I'm glad she's back.

The Adventures of Sally 1928

One hand was soon cut off with a hatchet, and as he still continued to steer the boat down the stream, he was "quieted" by a musket-shot.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 John [Editor] Rudd 1885