silence

A mother’s silence furnishes the book with a powerful second theme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

He asked the room for a moment of silence for the victims.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

And while his teammates could be distracted by raucous crowds and heckling fans, Pride heard nothing but silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Each of the six bells is followed by a moment of silence.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The women gazed from the porch in rare silence.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Mr. Blum’s direction doesn’t allow for enough speaking silences, which might allow the characters’ interior lives to be discerned more clearly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

What’s Next: Denali recently began clinical trials of a treatment that silences the genetic instructions for the Alzheimer’s tau protein.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

Jonsson’s silences always seem to say so much and in “Wasteman” he capitalizes on his reserved demeanor and smaller frame to create a character who is much less frightening than those around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

This thought silences me and we’re quiet for a long time after that, breathing in the scent of eucalyptus, watching the leaves fluttering all around us.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Some commenters rushed to Ware’s defense, airing their own frustrations and experiences with people who violate an unwritten but sacrosanct rule among serious filmgoers: Phones need to be silenced and stay off during a movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” said Finneas, one of those openers, on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Expectation, discussion and demands now are huge and cannot be silenced.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Notifications would be silenced during school hours, defined as 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on weekdays between August 15 and June 15.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

They were not hushed by the Trevi Fountain; they were not silenced by the Colosseum.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Researchers have explored gene silencing approaches using siRNAs, antisense oligonucleotides, and CRISPR.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Fed’s blackout period begins Sept. 5, silencing policymakers until the day after the meeting ends.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The silencing of the press and scapegoating of desperate sailors does not hide Hegseth’s mess.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Al Jazeera said Wishah's death on Saturday "constitutes a new and flagrant violation of all international laws and norms, and reflects a continued systematic policy of targeting journalists and silencing the voice of truth".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

He flapped clumsily down among the firs, silencing the bats.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams