silence
Example Sentences
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Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Ultimately, resentment and misunderstanding can grow in silence.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
She was emotional as she said the first thing she would like to say to her family in Iran was that "we love them and hope no amount of silence lets them stop feeling that".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Apple Music “I used to just write in silence but now I listen to music while I write, usually jazz that doesn’t have words.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The silence of frosty dawn fell around us.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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