hush
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As Djokovic toiled, an eerie hush fell around Arthur Ashe Stadium which indicated the crowd's growing concern for the four-time champion.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
And yet, at 80 mph, wind noise is reduced to a lulling hush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s easy to picture the fantasy kitchen: matching sets, gleaming gadgets, drawers that close with a soft, expensive hush.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
Chants of "let's go Alexandra" frequently rang out, then hush descended when her American opponent sealed the match.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
A hush fell over everyone as we went through our notes, the textbook, and “A Course Review,” trying to find links to what we were taught this year.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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
But by the time Belinda creates a business plan, Tanya’s interest has wilted, and in the final episode she hushes Belinda with a wad of cash.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Mami hushes him with her usual “No flies fly into a closed mouth, Mundo.”
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
And nine out of ten times, she added in a hushed voice, “well, you know.”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
The walls carry bottles, cans, jars, and echo hushed conversation.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Chung speaks in a low, hushed tone, but to accommodate Klugo, he becomes a bit louder — though not too loud to give away their attack plans to their opponents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Annie thought that was funny, but her dad hushed her.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
“What I hope is we don’t go to what I would call diversity hushing, where people don’t want to talk about what they’re doing,” Tharp said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
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
They were capable of hushing all but the loudest noises on the NYC subway, but in my not-so-loud home environment, some distracting sounds still found their way to my ears.
From The Verge ● May 24, 2022
They have also taken to hushing nearby adults, so they can better hear their shows.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2021
Sor Socorro rushed out for a second time that day, hushing and rounding us up.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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