were condemned to pay five talents, how would you manage to quash that英文原著 · 《The Clouds》
All that time Jane had been searching for an excuse for going to see him. She had haunted the roads and the woods where he and Selma habitually walked. She had seen neither of them. When the pretext for a call finally came to her, as usual, the most obvious thing in the world. He must be suspecting her of having betrayed his confidence and brought about the vacating of those injunctions and the quashing of the indictments. She must go to him and clear herself of suspicion.英文原著 · 《The Conflict》
Much business at my Lord's. This morning my Lord went into the House of Commons, and there had the thanks of the House, in the name of the Parliament and Commons of England, for his late service to his King and Country. A motion was made for a reward for him, but it was quashed by Mr. Annesly, who, above most men, is engaged to my Lord's and Mr. Crewe's favours. My Lord went at night with the King to Baynard's Castle to supper, and I home.英文原著 · 《The Diary of Samuel Pepys》
Despite the endeavours made by the ministers concerning the pamphlet or volume about which I am going to speak, neither they nor the King succeeded in quashing a sinister rumour and an opinion which had taken deep root among the people. Ever since this calumny it believes--and will always believe--in the twin brother of Louis XIV., suppressed, one knows not why, by his mother, just as one believes in fairy-tales and novels. This false rumour, invented by far-seeing folk, is that which has most affected the King. I will recount the manner in which it reached him.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan》
My son, after consulting with his Majesty, started indeed for the Pyrenees. His father at first gave him a cold welcome. The next day the Marquis discovered the secret of pleasing him; and M. de Montespan, at this full mourning, this family council, and at the catafalque in the middle of the church, promised to alter the will on condition that his 'lettre do cachet' should be revoked and quashed within the next fortnight.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan》
Harvey, I need this suit quashed, and I need it done now, so channel your anger and find a way out.美剧 · 《Suits》
Three years' worth of random tests by the league plus independent tests we had run to quash the rumors.美剧 · 《Suits》
Well, you'd better find them, because without corroborating testimony, I'll not only quash these subpoenas; I'll toss the entire case.美剧 · 《Suits》