be silent
Example Sentences
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"At the start of the lesson, I would go through how to play the musical notation, and then the lesson would just be silent focus on trying to learn this musical notation," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
K2-18b may be silent for now, but scientists are steadily improving their ability to detect even the faintest signs of technology beyond our solar system if they are ever there to be heard.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
"We want to gather all the testimonies and evidence we can to document this and have a complete case. We can't be silent about what happened," she said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
But Ashaal’s family, part of a powerful tribe in south Yemen, was the rare case where the victims refused to be silent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Another manual advised me to be silent, but not always so, that I might cultivate the art of witty but modest conversation that was the mark of a court lady.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
