silence

Example Sentences

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The subsequent track, Normal, is billed as "exploring the space between spotlight and silence" and expresses ambivalence about the cost of celebrity, with lyrics about surviving criticism and having to fake happiness for the cameras.

From BBC

Ruth's voice is so uncomfortable that it's the only way they can silence her.

From Barron's

After a long silence, Severus tapped his brow and said to them: “Do you understand now that it is the head that is in charge, not the feet?”

From The Wall Street Journal

His lawyer David Osborne argued that public officials could not use the courts to "silence" criticism simply because it hurt their feelings.

From BBC

Yet the 95-year-old said she felt she had to speak out: “My silence ends here.”

From Los Angeles Times