wordlessness

Example Sentences

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When Shane sang, that silence, the awful wordlessness was defeated.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

And few actors brought such profound visceral weariness — and agitation — to Beckett’s wordlessness.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2023

There’s something to the wordlessness of their pain, and the mystery of its depth.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

But “yes”, in a context of mutual respect, might be a joyful wordlessness; “no” might come in the guise of “not now”, “maybe later”, or even “well, OK then”.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2018

A silence would follow, a wordlessness over the phone line that told him that it was his problem, not theirs.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie