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

So he lay there as still as a mouse, and did not venture to move so much as a foot.

From The Norwegian Fairy Book by Stroebe, Clara

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

Rosenbusch thought he did not wish to be disturbed while listening to the music, and kept as still as a mouse as long as the prelude lasted.

From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. by Heyse, Paul

Aunt Rosamond remained as still as a mouse in her sofa-corner; she had to reflect whether this blushing, caressing girl who had just been sitting beside her were really Anna Maria von Hegewitz, her niece.

From A Sister's Love A Novel by Heimburg, W.