pass quietly

Example Sentences

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The January meeting, however, is expected to pass quietly — one Wall Street analyst advised clients to hit the snooze button.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2018

These were supporters who were determined their big day should not pass quietly.

From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2013

Let Sugar Export Co. pass quietly into oblivion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Feed-water heaters generally serve also as purifiers, and their effectiveness is increased in proportion as the water can pass quietly through them, and has a large area on which the impurities can settle.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Let the interview which I demand pass quietly in this room; or be responsible for the consequences of the public desperation to which I may be urged!'

From The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny