silence
Example Sentences
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But he said too many people were still suffering in silence.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
She cried in silence, her shoulders moving slightly with the sobs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
"I will not have a legal mistake by a single judge silence the voices of hundreds of thousands of Albertans," Smith said.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
This means the agency will no longer extort defendants into silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
So we all ate in silence, not a word being spoken between us—until, that is, Mutti left the kitchen, telling us she was going to check on Marlene out in the barn.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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