hush
Example Sentences
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The big band music stopped, and for a few seconds a hush fell over the guests.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
These scenes were the only time a hush fell over the entire auditorium, as if every member of the audience was waiting for the other shoe to drop.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Amanda is enraptured with its aspirational luxury: “The house had that hush expensive houses do. Silence meant the house was plumb, solid, its organs working in happy harmony.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The score and the hush of the normally raucous Santa Ana Stadium crowd told the story: For the first time in a long while, the Trinity League is up for grabs.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
Koffi faltered in her steps as a hush fell over the tent.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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