silent
Example Sentences
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"The time has come for a silent majority to say something against rather dangerous, violent tendencies," rights activist and protest organiser Vedrana Bibic said ahead of the rally.
From Barron's
Her phone was kept on silent; electro-beats hummed in the background; digestive biscuits were devoured.
From BBC
Commenting isn't something that Maddi, who describes herself as a "very silent social media user" would normally do.
From BBC
"It may be time to fundamentally reconsider this model and move toward atherosclerosis imaging to identify the silent plaque -- early atherosclerosis- before it has a chance to rupture."
From Science Daily
The way the crowd was so tensely silent during the Lukes at-bat, one got the feeling that everyone was thinking the same thing.
From Los Angeles Times
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