silence
Example Sentences
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Oberhansley said the pool-maintenance company where she works can’t afford to give her a raise, and her search for a better-paying office job has run into rejections or silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Meta denied trying to "silence" Wynn-Williams or restrict her freedom of speech, adding an interim order prohibited her from book promotion.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
A pen and a contract lay atop the metal, ready for a forced signature, while the man’s fiancee and her father watch in silence, seeking revenge on the person who betrayed them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Unlike the former head matron, who shrieked and scolded endlessly in her rusted-hinge voice, this woman worked in a terrifying silence.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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