as still as a mouse
Example Sentences
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He sat as still as a mouse, in the futile hope that whoever it was might go away after a single attempt.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Every child sat as still as a mouse as the teacher spoke to them.
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell
He glanced at the next room, but all was quiet there; the little girl had hidden herself, and was as still as a mouse.
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
All this time the baby kept as still as a mouse.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
I tried to make Maggie tell, but she's as still as a mouse; she always is.
From Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls by Helen Leah Reed
