shush
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Visitors arriving in Shush are sometimes stunned into reverent silence by the antiquity the village wears so casually, without effort or, it must be said, much attention to preservation, although that is changing.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
Shush every cousin who talks too much during this explanation.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018
When the crowd booed that only silver lining in Reed’s morning of dark clouds, he responded by playing the pantomime villain, with a finger in front of his lips: Shush!
From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2018
His first word in this opening episode was "Shush", and for the most part, I was happy to do so.
From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2014
"Shush, man, Jazz is asleep," I whispered while unlocking and cracking the door.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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