hushed
Example Sentences
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I had a thousand questions, but mostly, in this snowy, hushed world, only our screens between us, I wanted to know one thing.
From Literature
The chair near the door now had a stack of discarded clothing wobbling precariously as the men talked in the hushed voices of conspirators.
From Literature
Everyone hushed as the soldiers parted and the king came forward.
From Literature
To the uninitiated, cross-country skiing looks like a graceful, rhythmic activity set against a hushed winter landscape.
All that crackling pressure on one athlete, the hushed ooooooohhs from the rafters, all of it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
