Wondering how to use Kibosh in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as stop or halt.
Kibosh meaning
Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
Using Kibosh
- The main meaning on this page is: Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
- Useful related words include: stop, halt, block, prevent.
- In the example corpus, kibosh often appears in combinations such as: kibosh on, the kibosh.
Context around Kibosh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kibosh
- In this selection, "kibosh" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, temporary and certain stand out and add context to how "kibosh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include put the kibosh on any and a certain kibosh on any. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kibosh" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kibosh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Secret Service apparently put the kibosh on it. (9 words)
No, Scaringe didn’t mention lawyers or regulators putting the kibosh on it. (13 words)
He puts the kibosh on any news that he was going to make. (13 words)
That work as the first contract for the extension of the Q train to 125th Street and Lexington Avenue — but the contractor, CAC Industries, was issued a stop-work order in June after Hochul put a temporary kibosh on the Manhattan tolling scheme. (43 words)
Do I need to remind all of the Russian-leaning Neutrals here that Putin put the kibosh on any kind of negotiations and said the war will continue until Ukraine has had their regime changed? (35 words)
This would appear to put the kibosh on an amicus brief which a group of former federal and Georgia prosecutors in objection to the “extraordinary and unwarranted relief” Trump seeks from the court. (33 words)
Do I need to remind all of the Russian-leaning Neutrals here that Putin put the kibosh on any kind of negotiations and said the war will continue until Ukraine has had their regime changed? (35 words)
Example sentences (12)
Do I need to remind all of the Russian-leaning Neutrals here that Putin put the kibosh on any kind of negotiations and said the war will continue until Ukraine has had their regime changed?
Fortunately it put the kibosh on the rollout before more than 3% got the update.
No, Scaringe didn’t mention lawyers or regulators putting the kibosh on it.
This would appear to put the kibosh on an amicus brief which a group of former federal and Georgia prosecutors in objection to the “extraordinary and unwarranted relief” Trump seeks from the court.
If Pennsylvania decided to put the kibosh on standardized testing, it would run the risk of losing $600 million every year in federal funding for education.
That work as the first contract for the extension of the Q train to 125th Street and Lexington Avenue — but the contractor, CAC Industries, was issued a stop-work order in June after Hochul put a temporary kibosh on the Manhattan tolling scheme.
Though it wasn't Gasly's cock-up, the fiasco pretty much put the kibosh on his Shanghai shenanigans.
Donald Trump’s Attorney General is locking down those U.S. Attorneys Offices to put the kibosh on any politically inconvenient investigations during this election season.
For most, this would put a certain kibosh on any US presidential ambitions, but McAfee has already prepared, arranging a group of surrogates to appear for him whilst speaking remotely at rallies.
He puts the kibosh on any news that he was going to make.
Not that what's good for the goose is necessarily good for the gander, but even the damn Germans have put the kibosh on swastikas and Nazi regime "memorabilia".
The Secret Service apparently put the kibosh on it.
Common combinations with kibosh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kibosh on 12×
- the kibosh 10×