stillness

Example Sentences

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Rather than chasing an expression, I was interested in stillness and repetition; how a simple gesture could feel amplified when echoed across a frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

His descriptions convey with equal force the stillness of the forest, the mute hostility of a marriage, the ardent impulses of youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The experience of doing nothing crept up on me this summer, surrounded by the stillness and quiet of our family cabin in southwestern Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

The scandals surrounding the King's brother Andrew have been like a howling gale in recent weeks, but this was a moment of quiet and stillness.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

An uneasy stillness hung over the island and the air seemed heavy and thick.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret