quietly

Example Sentences

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In June Iran’s threats didn’t amount to much, but the U.S. is quietly establishing overmatch on offense and defense.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Maybe we can do our project near your place,” Titus suggests quietly.

From Literature

But there is another important shift underway, Tuttle reckons: “It’s digital sovereignty — and it’s quietly becoming the civilian version of rearmament.”

From MarketWatch

Hill’s comment at the start of the tribute was quietly wrenching: “D and I never got to do this on stage together,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through Spear’s resurrection, “Primal” is quietly delivering a zombie drama that’s strangely life-affirming, led by a tenderhearted brute who is sensitive to the other voiceless, helpless beings around him.

From Salon