mutely
Example Sentences
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Upon leaving her house, where he knelt on the floor mutely asking for her forgiveness, he notices piles of leaves everywhere he looks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Tray tables had one purpose: to be unfolded before a TV set so that instead of conversing with others around a dining-room table, people could eat while mutely staring at a TV screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
It’s your party: You can’t mutely pass it off on the Anti-Defamation League to say from afar that this is terribly, horribly wrong.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
Markets reacted mutely with sovereign bond prices up slightly.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2021
Some stagger around mutely, staring at the remaining silver parachutes in their hands, as if they still might have something precious inside.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
