hush
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These scenes were the only time a hush fell over the entire auditorium, as if every member of the audience was waiting for the other shoe to drop.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Hellerstein has also tangled with Donald Trump, rejecting a request by the US president to have his New York hush money case moved to federal court.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Amanda is enraptured with its aspirational luxury: “The house had that hush expensive houses do. Silence meant the house was plumb, solid, its organs working in happy harmony.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
As director Andrew Max Levy pops in from backstage to stop filming and hush the audience and they come to a sudden stop.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
After the meal, there’s the hush of a surprise, and then someone turns out the lights, and the owner of Bambino’s, Sue, appears in the doorway with a cake.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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