be silent
Example Sentences
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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
"There are certain issues you cannot be silent on," she says.
From BBC ● May 1, 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
Then he would carry on excitedly about some opportunity certain to befall him, or he would be silent and moody.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
