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
In the hush of his office, John Francis Seymour is working what he calls “the levers of power” like a 53-year-old kid running an imaginary earthmover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 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
The sounds in the gym faded to a hush, until all I was aware of was the runway and the vault table at the end of it.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
A few nervous hushes floated across the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
After the opening run of songs, she hushes the audience and spends two minutes looping her voice.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
Mouse Girl gets it and hushes her mouth.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
These largely dull, pedestrian Rangers men playing in front of a mostly hushed and increasingly tired stadium with 15,000 empty seats.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
That night, a million hushed “sorry!’s” could be heard throughout the auditorium as hordes of alternatively inclined women — because there were mostly women — flattened themselves to move through their row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
It was hearing of his death in hushed tones, though, the next day, that she would always recall.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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
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
These earbuds do a better job than the AirPods Pro and even slightly outperform Bose’s QuietComfort Earbuds at hushing nearby noise.
From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2021
They have also taken to hushing nearby adults, so they can better hear their shows.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2021
Gene was formed by this alpine hypnosis, this hushing of human drama.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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