hush

Grief, too, steers us, a cleansing ritual, as I recall each time my wife and I meander beneath Green-Wood’s leafy canopy, parakeets swooping and chattering overhead, or sit quietly in its hushed chapel.

We share our horror in hushed tones with like-minded friends or find momentary solidarity in a columnist’s outrage, but mostly we’re left to process these events on our own.

With all eyes fixed upon him, a hush of expectation was replaced by rhythmic applause upon Duplantis' request as he prepared for his final attempt.

But I hadn’t noticed how one plate sang while another spoke in hushed tones.

The resultant album, “Nebraska,” is one of the ’80s most hushed accomplishments and it took an actor of White’s confidence to make that inward journey compelling.