be silent
Example Sentences
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K2-18b may be silent for now, but scientists are steadily improving their ability to detect even the faintest signs of technology beyond our solar system if they are ever there to be heard.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
"We want to gather all the testimonies and evidence we can to document this and have a complete case. We can't be silent about what happened," she said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
But Ashaal’s family, part of a powerful tribe in south Yemen, was the rare case where the victims refused to be silent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Another display like this and he might well cement his place in Lions history in Melbourne next Saturday - and the disapproving voices, if they exist at all, will be silent at last.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
But when I swore her to silence, I knew she would be silent.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
