silence
Example Sentences
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And then I just like to sit in silence while it’s still dark out, while sipping two mugs of coffee.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
“I think that silence is deafening in a lot of ways for crypto.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
For more than 50 years, the agency’s gag rule bullied Americans into silence.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“While Joe was in office, I think he and I both erred on the side of silence, dignity and letting news cycles run their course,” she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
But in the end it was Karli, of course, who eventually decided this family moment had gone on quite long enough, and broke the silence.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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