stilled
Example Sentences
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This is soccer’s ritual now, a beautiful, flowing sport stilled by cold technology that no one seems to love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
She and Justin held their daughter for a few precious moments as her heartbeat stilled, marveling at her perfect tiny fingers and toes and whispering private words of love.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
My instructor and I were far from shore when the sea stilled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Behind her is a painting in dark umber of a viola da gamba, a stilled music that suggests or confirms the love theme of the picture.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
And sure enough, whenever their voices stilled simultaneously, a thump or a creak would unmistakably sound somewhere inside the building.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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