stillness

Example Sentences

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But even here, the stillness is partial at best.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

And on Tuesdays, when Apam observes a long-standing spiritual tradition and no-one goes out to fish, the town falls into an unusual stillness, the Atlantic rolling quietly in the background.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Zimmer, a New York City comedian, is tasked with a heavy, grief-laden dramatic role, and she’s utterly convincing, entrancing in her stillness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

At the second hospital, a surgeon walked in, took one look at me and stopped—with that stillness that comes before hard news.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

When I turned back to my work, with trembling, ink-stained hands, the scratch of my pen on the paper rasped loud in the stillness.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt