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
He soon divined my occupation, and kept as still as a mouse until by a sign I released him, when he begged, in the same language, to see what I had drawn.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward
She says she settled down as still as a mouse, made no smoke, and never lit so much as a candle nights.
From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Warner, Anne
"I am standing as still as a mouse," she protested.
From A Dear Little Girl by Blanchard, Amy Ella
“Fool!” he muttered—looking askance at Pavel Pavlovitch, who sat beside him as still as a mouse.
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
