be silent
Example Sentences
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"We want to gather all the testimonies and evidence we can to document this and have a complete case. We can't be silent about what happened," she said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But Ashaal’s family, part of a powerful tribe in south Yemen, was the rare case where the victims refused to be silent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
To be silent is to continue to deny the intelligent, well-educated woman that I am.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024
She is the head of Usikimye - Swahili for "don't be silent".
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
The one thing she liked most about Henry Clinton was that he let her be silent when she wanted to be.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
