quiet
Example Sentences
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Many people in the Black community, DeShazier said, still feel that the city’s Latino community stayed too quiet as that case unfolded.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Dodgers catcher Will Smith is so quiet and unflashy that he gets overlooked.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The International Criminal Court has been conspicuously quiet on the Iran conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
But right now, EG was quiet, and Kiki was smiling in her neon pink, orange, and purple knee socks.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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