stilled

Example Sentences

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That promise of stilled beauty is borne out in these pages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The human body, in glorious and panicked motion and, too often, sadly stilled.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

When the pressure is removed, it is instantly stilled by the junction of the flames.”

From Scientific American • May 1, 2023

The truth is that conflict on the river will never be stilled because there will always be more demand for the water than there is water.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023

The wind kept whistling and pushing, but the rest of it—the stars, Sahil, the lake, the earth—everything stilled.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon