taciturn
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In 1983, he slipped into the role of a taciturn Texas ranger waging war against an arms dealer in "Lone Wolf McQuade", which provided the template for the cult TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger".
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The authorities say it was an accident, but Isaiah’s neighbor—a taciturn, tough-minded 37-year-old woman named Smilla—suspects foul play.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The performance is taciturn and nonverbal; he’s got a mouthpiece in Will Patton’s folksy narration, but what Edgerton is doing is worth leaning in for, complex and fascinating.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
In a mountainous village of post-war Italy, a taciturn Sicilian soldier hides out after deserting the army.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024
I have always heard that Maine people are rather taciturn, but for this candidate for Mount Rushmore to point twice in an afternoon was to be unbearably talkative.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 10, List 3
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