quiet

At around seven o'clock last Saturday morning, dozens of men dressed in black climbed into the backs of lorries in a quiet Kent village called Preston-next-Wingham.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Now, even professional pest-controllers tell me it’s a quiet year with very few requests to remove wasp nests.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

The classic cuts project a quiet luxury vibe along the lines of Loro Piana or Zegna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Community is a word that comes up often over the course of a conversation with Heder, who has a warm manner and a quiet self-possession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

You could see where he’d thrashed around, but now he was quiet, playing possum.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"The algorithm is good at its job, and the minority who do opt out will find a feed of friends and creators feels quieter than the one they left."

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Vinny, short for Vincent van Gogh, gets nervous and prefers shorter, quieter walks, and Macaroni, named after Fleetwood Mac, makes the stroller a tight squeeze for two cats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

My first sail on Lake Michigan was quieter and more relaxing than I expected, but my favorite detail was the tiny gas grill attached to the rail of the Catalina 27.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

For psychologist Amanda Potter, her concern is that recruiting via competition events tend to favour extroverts, and therefore put quieter personality types at a disadvantage.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

I wasn’t eating or sleeping much and was even quieter than normal.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

America’s quietest lender is now fighting a bond crisis at home, and this week’s Bank of Japan meeting is the tell.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Universal says they want to be a good neighbor. They made a big deal about making it the quietest coaster ever. Well, that’s nice, but you can’t put tape over people’s mouths.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Existing forecasting methods generally provide less advance notice because scientists must wait until the Sun reaches solar minimum, the quietest part of its cycle.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

Monday was the quietest day for crossings of Hormuz by commodity vessels since June 13, before the preliminary deal briefly boosted traffic through the strait.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Kelsey is the quietest person I have ever met.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

When 19th Street quiets down around midnight, the party shifts to the Sanchaung area.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

If the Iran conflict is resolved and inflation quiets down, the economy could even see another burst of growth.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

Safety Kam Curl, whose interception in overtime against the Bears set up the game-winning field goal, noted that the crowd in Seattle quiets when the Seahawks offense is on the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Gabapentin quiets nerve firing in the spinal cord and brain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

Matt, with his trumpet-playing lungs, quiets them all down.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

Despite some wobbles, tech stocks have rebounded as earnings growth quieted concerns over free cash flow and AI overspending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The group quieted down like scandalized school children.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

The shop quieted, chairs swiveled, and suddenly everyone was looking at me, at which point I said the one word I’ve never written in any of the last dozen or so Dodger preview columns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

Even as protests have quieted, repression continues in other forms.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Presently, as Jo’s sobs quieted, he said hopefully, “I don’t think she will die. She’s so good, and we all love her so much, I don’t believe God will take her away yet.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

"People taking these drugs for obesity often describe a quieting of 'food noise,' the persistent preoccupation with food that drives overeating," Al-Aly said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

Instead of quieting the rumors, it lengthened the story’s time in the news cycle.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

“There was no quieting him,” Eleni, 62, said, noting the dog barked relentlessly for several minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

And yet it is precisely a lack of hyperbole or hysteria—a quieting control, one might say — that makes it so moving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

She bit down on her lip and was about to reply when the king stood, the crowd quieting.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas