silent
Example Sentences
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At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
“Or to remain silent forever to avoid inadvertently speaking in the voice of the beast.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"We became quite silent when we found the first bone," he said, adding that there were several pointers indicating that the skeleton belonged to the Sun King's right-hand man.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Last year, 7 million people around the world, 600,00 of them children, died from a slow-moving, silent and largely invisible killer: air pollution.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
It was a lonely job, walking around empty tables and silent machinery.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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