stillness
Example Sentences
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Coming after an eventful week—and a tough one for stocks, with the S&P 500 sliding 1.6%—the stillness was a welcome change of pace.
Faced with these kinds of dangers, there came a moment when everything stopped and an instant of complete stillness fell over me and over everything around me.
From Literature
There’s a stillness, a silence, that feels heavy and tight.
From Literature
“Hello, Cadet Mason,” Mom said, her voice too loud in the early-morning stillness.
From Literature
An uneasy stillness hung over the island and the air seemed heavy and thick.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
