Example Sentences

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Silences like that come to haunt the capacious hull of “Elon Musk” — to the point that they risk drowning out the project altogether.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Silences aren’t just a window to the nature of physical reality but deepen our understanding of our basic cognition.

From Scientific American • Jul. 10, 2023

Silences Madison Square Garden by bowing or pressing his index finger to his lips.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2021

Silences carry a different weight and patients are saying more than they might if we were actually in the room – I suspect I am, too.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2020

And as I wondered at the door What magic might be there, The Lady of Sweet Silences Came softly down the stair.

From Chimneysmoke by Morley, Christopher