hush
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There was a hush as she delivered one of the most impressive performances of her short, but glittering, career so far.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Groups chatted under the hot sun, until the distant sound of a whistle caused a hush to spread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
The hush puppies were lumpish, with a sweet, greasy smell.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
After the opening run of songs, she hushes the audience and spends two minutes looping her voice.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Very sad. Absolutely,” says Winkler, in a quiet voice that hushes his “Barry” cast mates.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
They’re practicing “the mirror,” an improv exercise in a theater classroom, and the room suddenly hushes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2023
Blunt even hushes the children with a lullaby, as Andrews did before.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 14, 2018
The crowd parts and hushes, bowing as they pass.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
In Ankara, Turkish riders on horseback flanked Trump's limousine as it drove through the hushed streets to the presidential palace where an honour guard in red and blue uniforms greeted him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
“I feel like there’s an artist after me but there isn’t,” said Selines with a hushed giggle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The walls carry bottles, cans, jars, and echo hushed conversation.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
You could only hear her offer a hushed “no” because the room had never been more silent.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Our whole class hushed and listened, but I pretended she was reading only to me.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
For if Lydia is always performing, then she is also always conducting, ruthlessly directing, coordinating, manipulating and sometimes hushing the people in her life as if they were members of her own personal orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
I didn’t have a chance to test their flight chops, but they did a commendable job hushing city noise while I was working outside a coffee shop.
From The Verge ● Jun. 29, 2022
He hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning of a 5-0 win and then put his finger to his lips in a hushing gesture as he rounded the bases.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2022
From her pillow and blanket in the back seat of the family car, Lana witnessed her mother hushing Natalie into secrecy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2019
Roberto quickly directed my attention to the officer with a shift of his eyes and put his index finger to his lips, hushing me.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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