as still as a mouse
Example Sentences
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He sat as still as a mouse, in the futile hope that whoever it was might go away after a single attempt.
From "1984" by George Orwell
She says she settled down as still as a mouse, made no smoke, and never lit so much as a candle nights.
From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Warner, Anne
She sat as still as a mouse, listening to the ticking of some unseen clock.
From The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge by Leonard, Mary Finley
“Fool!” he muttered—looking askance at Pavel Pavlovitch, who sat beside him as still as a mouse.
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
"No, sir; everything was as still as a mouse."
From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r
