silent
Example Sentences
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After the incident, she said, she felt like she had no choice but to remain silent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“The Church cannot remain silent when violence is justified in the name of security or when religious language is used to legitimize it,” saying that the church must “defend moral clarity.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Velarde is silent when criticized, as he was in March by Peru’s current president, José María Balcázar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
I stayed silent in that group for days, convinced someone would realize I was an impostor.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
From a distance Penn Station looks like a postcard, still and silent, the tall facade lit from below by the gas lamps lining the street.
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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