mutely
Example Sentences
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Tray tables had one purpose: to be unfolded before a TV set so that instead of conversing with others around a dining-room table, people could eat while mutely staring at a TV screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Meanwhile, Lori, a young Black woman hired under false pretenses as an assistant, stares mutely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
McConnell, 81, stopped talking mid-sentence at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and stood mutely for 23 seconds until he was led away from reporters, only to return later to report, "I'm fine."
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023
It’s your party: You can’t mutely pass it off on the Anti-Defamation League to say from afar that this is terribly, horribly wrong.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
They practically shout at him while he sits mutely at his desk, moving a crystal paperweight inside a splash of light and then out again.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
