silence
Example Sentences
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We see it across modern life: People repeat things they don’t believe, the slogans replace honest conversation, and silence is mistaken for agreement.
In the end, Kalven’s loophole ensures that universities will always be saying something—about their mission, if nothing else—even when they maintain the institutional silence the Kalven Report has become so famous for recommending.
Hundreds gathered in silence in the freezing night in Crans-Montana on Thursday evening, laying flowers and lighting candles to remember those killed and injured in a horrific blaze as they celebrated the New Year.
From Barron's
Then, a silence like being locked in a bank vault.
It followed months of near silence from the owners.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
