silence
Example Sentences
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“What touched me most about seeing you on the Grammys stage was the audience’s silence when you spoke,” Martin wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
Did I think it was strange to have broken my silence?
From Literature
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They glided on in silence, the water shimmering green around the boat, till the village was out of sight.
From Literature
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Now, just one game away from ending their trophy drought, are the Premier League leaders about to silence accusations of being the 'nearly men' for good?
From BBC
"It's not that men and women in the village have suddenly started feeling unsafe. But there is a silence that hangs over us."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.