silent
Example Sentences
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For those who don’t stay silent, retaliation from bosses can come in the form of “highway therapy,” she said — when firefighters are reassigned to a station far from home.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
"The males are very vocal so you can usually hear them. It was silent," said volunteer Becky Wiseman.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Their preference is to keep the economic pressure on Iran—but with the guns remaining silent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Sanaz Tamjidi, owner of Sunny’s Bookshop in Tarzana, last year hosted a silent reading event in collaboration with the L.A. chapter of “reading party” organizer Reading Rhythms.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
From a distance Penn Station looks like a postcard, still and silent, the tall facade lit from below by the gas lamps lining the street.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing silent
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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"First They Came for the Communists"
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