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

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

From Scientific American • May 1, 2023

The truth is that conflict on the river will never be stilled because there will always be more demand for the water than there is water.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 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

Ekon stilled, the stars in his eyes temporarily forgotten.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray