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

I felt strong and happy, stilled with the peace that comes after a hard workout.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

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

From Scientific American • May 1, 2023

The river’s annual floods were stilled by the construction in 1970 of Egypt’s Aswan High Dam, upstream and to the south of Luxor, allowing more frequent planting.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022

She stilled the crib with a hand, as if it might move again of its own accord.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood