quietly
Example Sentences
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Instead, it behaves more like a parasite on the global economy—quietly draining growth through slightly higher fuel prices, transportation costs and production expenses year after year.
Rather than disappearing completely, the species appears to persist quietly in the region.
From Science Daily
Stationed in The Hague in 1658, he quietly pursued Royalist exiles at their local bookshop.
Instead, Pegula tends to go about her business quietly, relying on a calm temperament and a methodical style that wears opponents down over time.
From Los Angeles Times
A couple other teens come over to the table and find seats, and they smile at us and then start talking quietly to each other.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
