scotched in a sentence

Examples

1. He scotched the plan for a Mercedes fleet.
2. Their futures are pretty well scotched unless they're awfully smart ."
3. For a while, it looked as if the American release would be scotched.
4. An unpredicted north wind scotched our tarpon plan.
5. A previous move at reconciliation was scotched by the government in the early 1990s.
6. In Houston, a proposal to toll an existing road was scotched after protests.
7. His planned visit last year was scotched after China put limits on his activities.
8. However, Henry scotched rumors by regularly stating his commitment to the London club.
9. In 1978, the Council of Churches launched a protest which scotched the idea.
10. Last May, ABC scotched the idea.