in silence
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"We all travelled in silence and really sad," Paloma told me at the city station, where she had just pulled in on a half empty train.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Nearly everyone sat in silence, looking down, eyes fixed on phones.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 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
May looked back at him for a moment in silence, then dropped her gaze to the floor.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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