mutely

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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

Meanwhile, Lori, a young Black woman hired under false pretenses as an assistant, stares mutely.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

Old Hardman was just in view outside, gazing mutely at the five-pound note in his hand.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan