silent
Example Sentences
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A child wriggled screaming out of her father's arms, just after the pope said "Peace be upon you" and the avenue fell silent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Diesel’s recent price jump is “kind of a silent killer to people’s wallets,” said Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at Dow Jones Energy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
In one silent detail, Winter puts his laptop in the microwave, planning to destroy his cravings before he types the wrong thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The recordings they secretly collected, he told us, capture the pressure to stay silent in real time and are exceptionally valuable.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Theo is silent now, waiting for me to take over the conversation.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing silent
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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"First They Came for the Communists"
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