be silent

Example Sentences

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"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

Brooke Jenkins said she “can’t be silent any longer” and threatened to prosecute any leaders or troops who harass residents in a fiery statement on X.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

"We will neither rest nor be silent until he is returned for burial in Israel," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

To be silent is to continue to deny the intelligent, well-educated woman that I am.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

He tried to be silent, but he found that he couldn’t.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole