stilled

Example Sentences

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Other slopes in the area that had faced catastrophic movement have completely stilled.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 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

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

From Scientific American • May 1, 2023

I held my breath as the window glass in the door rattled, then stilled.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson