in silence
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Nearly everyone sat in silence, looking down, eyes fixed on phones.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
But men are just as susceptible and due to stigma and lack of obvious warning signs, it can go undetected for longer and means many, like Smith, suffer in silence.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
At the Kfar Aza kibbutz, which was also devastated by the attack, mourners sat in silence in assembled chairs as they watched the raising of an Israeli flag.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
I pulled into the driveway of my little rental house and sat behind the wheel in silence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She waited a minute, as if she expected him to say something, but he was still simmering, and after he simply buckled his seat belt in silence, she began to drive.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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