21.   The fight has barely begun before the knockout punch arrives out of the blue, and the ensuing pandemonium muffles the sound of gunshots.

22.   The heavy curtains blocked his view and muffled the sound.

23.   The piano sound was somewhat muffled.

24.   The print on the front sleeve is a bit crooked, and the sound is a tad muffled at times.

25.   The sound is muffled by a loud radio, but the police are trying to enhance the sound.

26.   When Washington was bedridden with life-threatening pneumonia in May, his wife had straw spread out front to muffle the sound of passing carriages.

27.   You can try muffling the sound.

28.   Any effort to protect ears would also muffle the sound of someone approaching.

29.   Cotton wool and paper in the bowl muffled awkward sounds.

30.   Sometimes, he presses one hand on the strings to muffle the sound.