silent treatment
Example Sentences
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‘He thinks nothing of spending $40K on a new car’: My husband gives me the silent treatment.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
"I was on probation, I didn't know this person. I thought he might make my life hard at work, that he might give me the silent treatment," she said.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024
As his teammates continued to give him the silent treatment, Ohtani raised his arms and waved them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
On their long car ride back from Washington, she gave him the silent treatment, talking to him only through their eldest son.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023
Dussel said Mr. van Daan had started the silent treatment and he had no intention of breaking it.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
