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
It’s apt that at evening’s end, the performers stare out at the audience, in a period of serene wordlessness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 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
