silent
Example Sentences
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Nobody goes into a relationship wanting to see it fail, so instead of talking about issues silent tension builds up.
From BBC
Fat, silent tears slid down the boy’s cheeks.
From Literature
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I started to sink in silent horror, and then, through the moonlight I saw someone moving toward me, effortlessly, as though riding through the water.
From Literature
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Take last summer for example, when the big political parties were largely silent, exhausted by the long haul of the year.
From BBC
“What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem” runs six weeks through March 20 and spans more than 120 years of moving images, from early silent cinema to contemporary video art.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.