stillness
Example Sentences
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His descriptions convey with equal force the stillness of the forest, the mute hostility of a marriage, the ardent impulses of youth.
We have a deep connection with our environments, spending days or weeks becoming one with a space, absorbing the stillness and movement, exploring and examining the landscape and how it all works together—or doesn’t.
From Scientific American
A few headed toward the glow of tents in the cold stillness of the marshes.
From Los Angeles Times
“Because these traditions are an aura. It’s not just skills. It’s also how you breathe, stillness, listening.”
From Washington Post
Almost as an afterthought, Sharp set up a little Sony hand-held recorder, hoping it might capture the essence of the frigid stillness where he often worked.
From New York Times
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