silence
Example Sentences
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He turned to Hassan’s grave, his sun-grizzled face looking down at the mound of earth as he stood in silence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
We had Zoom sessions where everyone kept their camera on, but nobody talked, just wrote in companionable silence.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
The Montana ranch where he lives now, surrounded by fir and pine trees, the shadows of the Bitterroots and silence, is the perfect retirement home, although it’s one Vachon found more by accident than design.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The Constitution requires government neutrality toward religion, not silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But in the end it was Karli, of course, who eventually decided this family moment had gone on quite long enough, and broke the silence.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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