hushed

Example Sentences

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He walked into a bad scene on only his second appearance; a hushed crowd, a team grappling with an opponent that had the bit between their teeth, a total lack of cohesion and conviction.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

At Flagship, a garage-turned-gallery in the Arts District, I caught “Monument Eternal,” a hushed installation by Le’Andra LeSeur, who had come to the city on the three-year Tulsa Artist Fellowship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Aolani “Lani” Alarcon approached the mic to hushed voices.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

"Right now I think we just need something positive," the 38-year-old Black woman and Virginia native told AFP moments later in a hushed voice.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

No: stillness returned: each murmur and movement ceased gradually, and in about an hour Thornfield Hall was again as hushed as a desert.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë