without a sound

Barely a second passes without a sound effect — not only beefing up a joke, but often working against it.

But small-scale farming won’t succeed without a sound business plan when global competitors supply Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods with low-cost gourmet imported cheese.

They walked quickly and without a sound, passing long shadows and the ominous snicker of the mischievous duendes who could take your rucksack just as easily as they could steal your memories.

Max disappears, the window shuts without a sound, and I duck into the deep doorway of an abandoned shop.

When the butt of the gun hits the boy, he drops without a sound.