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
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
Attendees mutely shuffled in place at first, until Ralph’s resolve pulled them in and turned them up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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
The children didn’t know what to say to that, so they sat mutely and waited.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
